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title: "CVE-2019-2109\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-2109

Publication date 8 July 2019

Last updated 14 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2109?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

In MakeMPEG4VideoCodecSpecificData of AVIExtractor.cpp, there is a possible
out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to
remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User
interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions:
Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1. Android
ID: A-130651570.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2109?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| android | 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

The android package is in multiverse and not covered by ESM.
Marking as ignored.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2109)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2109)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-2109)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-2109)

### Other references

* <https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-07-01>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2109>