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CVE-2019-12874 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81023659c7de5ac2637b4a879195efef50846102 CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-415Double Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
videolan vlc media player
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.0.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-12874
NVD Published Date:
Jun 18, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-12874 Details - Not Deferred