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CVE-2019-5439
Published:June 13, 2019
Updated:May 17, 2026
A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3.0.7 causes a crash which can possibly be further developed into a remote code execution exploit.
Related Resources (10)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108769
https://hackerone.com/reports/484398
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4074-1/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-5439
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-5439
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-120
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
17.01