Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2019-19721
An off-by-one error in the DecodeBlock function in codec/sdl_image.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image file. NOTE: this may be related to the SDL_Image product.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.020 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.videolan.org/security/ (Vendor Advisory)
- hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- bugs.gentoo.org/721940 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- git.videolan.org/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-19721?
- CVE-2019-19721 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2019-19721?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.