CVE-2019-19721
vlc - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-19721
To remediate CVE-2019-19721, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 3.0.9.2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.0.10-0+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-19721 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.0.9.2-1
- from 0, < 3.0.10-0+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |