UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14437

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14437

    Published: 29 Aug 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-14437
    Aliases:
    USN-4131-1

    Summary:

    Details: The xiph_SplitHeaders function in modules/demux/xiph.h in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 does not check array bounds properly. As a result, a heap-based buffer over-read can be triggered via a crafted .ogg file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14437, https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4131-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14437

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vlc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.2.1-3
    2.2.1-5
    2.2.2-1
    2.2.2-2
    2.2.2-3
    2.2.2-3build1
    2.2.2-4
    2.2.2-5
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.1
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.2
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm3
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High