Out-of-bounds Read in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2019-13615
libebml before 1.3.6, as used in the MKV module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player binaries before 3.0.3, has a heap-based buffer over-read in EbmlElement::FindNextElement.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/22474 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/109304 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/05beb69ba60acce09f73ed491bb76f332849c3a0
- github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/compare/release-1.3.5...release-1.3.6
- usn.ubuntu.com/4073-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/b66ca475be967547af9a3784e720fbbacd381be6
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-13615?
- CVE-2019-13615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-07-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-13615?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-13615 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.