#VU19983 Out-of-bounds read in VLC Media Player - CVE-2019-13962

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19983

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [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:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13962

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
VLC Media Player
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: VideoLAN

Description

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VLC Media Player: 3.0.2 - 3.0.7.1

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External links
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git;a=commit;h=2b4f9d0b0e0861f262c90e9b9b94e7d53b864509
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/22240
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html

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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.