CVE-2019-5439 : A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3.0.7 causes a crash which can possibly

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.

Published 2019-06-13 16:29:02

Updated 2019-06-17 08:29:00

Source HackerOne

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Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2019-5439

Videolan » Vlc Media Player
Versions before (<) 3.0.7
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2019-5439

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2019-5439 552

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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EPSS FAQ

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

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	2.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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)
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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)

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