CVE-2019-5459

Public Exploit

Description

An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a VLC
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/502816 third party advisory exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5459?
CVE-2019-5459 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5459?
To fix CVE-2019-5459, 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-2019-5459 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-5459 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5459?
CVE-2019-5459 affects n/a VLC.
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