VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.6 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.6 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-5459. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.6 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.

The weakness was released 07/30/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-5459 since 01/04/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-139052. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VLC Media Player 3.0.7

Timelineinfo

01/04/2019 🔍
07/30/2019 +207 days 🔍
07/31/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/16/2020 +351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: lists.opensuse.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-5459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139051
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2019 10:02
Updated: 07/16/2020 12:27
Changes: 07/31/2019 10:02 (56), 07/16/2020 12:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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