CVE-2019-5459 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2019-07-30

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

VLC

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Fixed in 3.0.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:backports:sle-15:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-15041	An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02812.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
https://hackerone.com/reports/502816

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Opensuse Backports Backports Sle Leap

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2019-07-30T20:24:06.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:13:53.787Z

Reserved: 2019-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-5459

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-07-30T21:15:12.257

Modified: 2026-10-08T22:16:55.170

Link: CVE-2019-5459

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-191
Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

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