Off-by-one Error Affecting vlc package, versions <3.0.9.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-VLC-8490057
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed15 May 2020

Introduced: 15 May 2020

CVE-2019-19721  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-193  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 vlc to version 3.0.9.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vlc package and not the vlc package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

An off-by-one error in the DecodeBlock function in codec/sdl_image.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image file. NOTE: this may be related to the SDL_Image product.

CVSS Scores

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