SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2019-5439

CVE-2019-5439 — A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3

A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3.0.7 causes a crash which can possibly be further developed into a remote code execution exploit.

CVSS
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EPSS
16.52% (top 5.20%)
CWE
CWE-120
Published
2019-06-13T15:38:36.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T19:54:53.470Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3.0.7 causes a crash which can possibly be further developed into a remote code execution exploit.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / VLC Media PlayerFixed in 3.0.7

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

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

09References

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