CVE-2019-14970

Description

A vulnerability in mkv::event_thread_t in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted .mkv file.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory videolan.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs/heads/master&st=commit&s=cve-2019 third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14970?
CVE-2019-14970 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14970?
To fix CVE-2019-14970, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-14970 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-14970 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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