CVE-2019-13962 — lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video

lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read because it does not properly validate the width and height.

01What is this vulnerability?

lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read because it does not properly validate the width and height.

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: 2019-07-18T20:15:12.163
• Last modified: 2026-10-08T22:16:50.033

09References

• git.videolan.org — http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2b4f9d0b0e0861f262c90e…
• 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/109306
• seclists.org — https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36
• security.gentoo.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02