Multiple vulnerabilities in VLC Media Player



| Updated: 2019-08-08
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2019-5460
CVE-2019-5459
CVE-2019-5439
CVE-2019-12874
CWE-ID CWE-415
CWE-191
CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
 VLC Media Player
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor VideoLAN

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU19981

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5460

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing media files in the modules/codec/faad.c file. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted media file, trigger double free error and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VLC Media Player: 3.0.0 - 3.0.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hackerone.com/reports/503208
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/f256bf045c2b1f7395f61b2039a67f18aee66673


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Integer underflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU19982

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5459

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow when processing FAAD2 media files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media file, trick the victim to open it, trigger integer underflow and crash the affected application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VLC Media Player: 3.0.0 - 3.0.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hackerone.com/reports/502816
https://hackerone.com/reports/507858
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/16d40d9f8a57b6bdd01b8ee0ecf5147547d5953c


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU19984

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5439

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing media files in libavi_plugin. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VLC Media Player: 3.0.0 - 3.0.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hackerone.com/reports/484398


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU19985

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12874

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing MKV files in zlib_decompress_extra() function in modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MKV file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VLC Media Player: 3.0.0 - 3.0.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=81023659c7de5ac2637b4a879195efef50846102


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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