USN-4131-1

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    USN-4131-1

    Published: 11 Sept 2019Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: vlc vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause VLC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4131-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13962, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14437, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14438, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14498, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14533, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14534, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14535, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14776, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14777, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14778, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14970

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vlc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1

    Affected versions

    2.2.6-6
    2.2.6-6build1
    2.2.7-1
    2.2.8-1
    2.2.8-1ubuntu4
    2.2.8-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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