CVE-2019-14776: A heap-based buffer over-read exists in DemuxInit() in demux/asf/asf.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 via a crafted .mkv file

High severity · published Aug 29, 2019

CVE-2019-14776

A heap-based buffer over-read exists in DemuxInit() in demux/asf/asf.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 via a crafted .mkv file

7.8

CVSS

1.5%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

A heap-based buffer over-read exists in DemuxInit() in demux/asf/asf.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 via a crafted .mkv file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD

Vlc Media Player · Videolan

3.0.7.1 · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14776

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14776

Patch

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs/heads/master&st=commit&s=cve-2019

lists.opensuse.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html

Mailing List

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36

security.gentoo.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02

usn.ubuntu.com

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/