Out-of-bounds Read in Videolan Vlc_media_player

CVE-2019-13962

lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read because it does not properly validate the width and height.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.036 (87.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13962?
CVE-2019-13962 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc_media_player, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-13962?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.