PT-2019-3463 · Videolan+3 · Vlc Media Player+3

Antonio Morales · Published 2019-08-14 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2019-14970

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VideoLAN VLC media player version 3.0.7.1

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the mkv::event thread t function of the VideoLAN VLC media player. This can be triggered by remote attackers using a crafted .mkv file, potentially allowing them to impact data integrity, gain unauthorized access to protected information, and cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For version 3.0.7.1, consider disabling the mkv::event thread t function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to .mkv files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-2483

BDU:2019-03637

CVE-2019-14970

DSA-4504-1

MGASA-2019-0233

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0545-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0562-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020_0545-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11502-1

USN-4131-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Ubuntu

Vlc Media Player

References · 105

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01492 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13962 · Security Note
• https://videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14498 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14970 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4131-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01497 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2020:0545-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03635 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14534 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13602 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2019-0233 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14498 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4504-1 · Vendor Advisory