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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.