Critical severity · published Jun 18, 2019
CVE-2019-12874
An issue was discovered in zlib_decompress_extra in modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.x through 3.0.7
9.8
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in zlib_decompress_extra in modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.x through 3.0.7. The Matroska demuxer, while parsing a malformed MKV file type, has a double free.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VM
Vlc Media Player · Videolan
3.0.0 through 3.0.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12874
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12874
git.videolan.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81023659c7de5ac2637b4a879195efef50846102
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108882
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