7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-14778
VLC Media Player Multiple Use-After-Free in mkv::virtual_segment_c::seek
Description

The mkv::virtual_segment_c::seek method of demux/mkv/virtual_segment.cpp in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 has a use-after-free.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 29, 2019, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 18, 2020, 3:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-14778 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Videolan vlc_media_player
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-14778 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs/heads/master&st=commit&s=cve-2019 No Types Assigned http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs/heads/master&st=commit&s=cve-2019 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html No Types Assigned https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:3.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} 0.13%

score

0.70901

percentile

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