CVE-2019-13602 — An Integer Underflow in MP4_EIA608_Convert() in modules/demux/mp4/mp4

An Integer Underflow in MP4_EIA608_Convert() in modules/demux/mp4/mp4.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .mp4 file.

01What is this vulnerability?

An Integer Underflow in MP4_EIA608_Convert() in modules/demux/mp4/mp4.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .mp4 file.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-07-14T21:15:11.217
• Last modified: 2026-10-08T22:16:49.780

09References

• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
• 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
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109158
• git.videolan.org — https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8e8e0d72447f8378244f5b4a3dcde…
• git.videolan.org — https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b2b157076d9e94df34502dd8df078…
• seclists.org — https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36