CVE-2019-12874
vlc - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.90%
Description
An issue was discovered in zlib_decompress_extra in modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.x through 3.0.7. The Matroska demuxer, while parsing a malformed MKV file type, has a double free.
How to fix CVE-2019-12874
To remediate CVE-2019-12874, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 3.0.7-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.0.7-0+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-12874 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.0.7-1
- from 0, < 3.0.7-0+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |