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CVE-2019-19721 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/ CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/721940 CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b CVE
https://www.videolan.org/security/ CVEVendor Advisory
http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/ [email protected]Release NotesThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-193Off-by-one Error[email protected]
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
videolan vlc media player
< 3.0.9

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-19721
NVD Published Date:
May 15, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]