7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-19721
VLC media player SDL_Image Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description

An off-by-one error in the DecodeBlock function in codec/sdl_image.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image file. NOTE: this may be related to the SDL_Image product.

INFO

Published Date :

May 15, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:35 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-19721 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 Videolan vlc_media_player
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-19721.

URL Resource
http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/ Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/721940 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b
https://www.videolan.org/security/ Vendor Advisory
http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/ Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/721940 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b
https://www.videolan.org/security/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-19721 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/721940
    Added Reference https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b
    Added Reference https://www.videolan.org/security/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git;a=commit;h=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-193 CWE-193 CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/ No Types Assigned http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/ Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.gentoo.org/721940 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/721940 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git;a=commit;h=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b No Types Assigned https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git;a=commit;h=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.videolan.org/security/ No Types Assigned https://www.videolan.org/security/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-193
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.9
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-19721 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.35 }} -0.08%

score

0.71637

percentile

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