SB2019082222 - Out-of-bounds read in vlc (Alpine package) 



SB2019082222 - Out-of-bounds read in vlc (Alpine package)

Published: August 22, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019082222
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13962)

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

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read because the application does not properly validate the width and height properties in lavc_CopyPicture function in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.