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. The Matroska demuxer, while parsing a malformed MKV file type, has a
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-06-18 17:53Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 23:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-06-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-415Double FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1b1a9573562e9e930b6a1a2e0c0df58713012bad554ab604c256cd79b2d036f0
05 Affected products
06 References
- git.videolan.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81023659c7de5ac2637b4a879195efef50846102
- www.securityfocus.com108882http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108882
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4074-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4074-1/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1840http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1909http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1897http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201908-23https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2015http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.7.1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.7.1-0ubuntu18.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- vlc No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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