CVE-2019-19721

Published: 15 May 2020

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.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
vlc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Ignored (end of standard support)
	xenial	Released (2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2) Available with Ubuntu Pro
	hirsute	Ignored (end of life)
	focal	Not vulnerable (3.0.9.2-1)
	groovy	Ignored (end of life)
	jammy	Not vulnerable (3.0.16-1build7)
	impish	Ignored (end of life)
	kinetic	Not vulnerable (3.0.17.4-5)
	lunar	Not vulnerable (3.0.18-2build1)
	bionic	Released (3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1) Available with Ubuntu Pro
	eoan	Ignored (end of life)
	upstream	Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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