VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.5 double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to double free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-5460. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.5 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Double Free in VLC versions <= 3.0.6 leads to a crash.

The weakness was disclosed 07/30/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-5460 since 01/04/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry VDB-139051 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / 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 3.0.6

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-2019-5460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139052
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2019 10:03
Updated: 07/16/2020 12:31
Changes: 07/31/2019 10:03 (56), 07/16/2020 12:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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