Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-5439
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2019-5439
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2019-5439
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
80
IPs affected by CVE-2019-5439 552
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Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-5439
15.84%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-5439
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-5439
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.Assigned by: support@hackerone.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2019-5439
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https://hackerone.com/reports/484398
#484398 Buffer overflow in libavi_plugin memmove() callThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108769
VLC Media Player CVE-2019-5439 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4074-1/
USN-4074-1: VLC vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1897-1: important: Security update
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1909-1: important: Security update
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2015-1: important: Security update
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1840-1: important: Security update
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23
VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-23) — Gentoo security
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