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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2019-14437 json

The xiph_SplitHeaders function in modules/demux/xiph.h in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 does not check array bounds properly.

published 2019-08-29 7 y ago modified 2026-11-02 6 d ago also EUVD-2019-5632

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The xiph_SplitHeaders function in modules/demux/xiph.h in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 does not check array bounds properly. As a result, a heap-based buffer over-read can be triggered via a crafted .ogg file.

Patch / fix

  • vlc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.0.8-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14437

  • vlc Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14437

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • vlc openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.0.16-1.5
  • vlc Package Hub 15 SP1 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1
  • vlc openSUSE Leap 15.1 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11502-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0562-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0545-1

  • vlc Alpine 3.10 3.0.8-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-14437

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
6 d ago

Exploit prediction

1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index

References

Sources

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