CVE-2019-18278 The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package vlc (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1904-VLC-612288
- published10 Sept 2020
- disclosed23 Oct 2019
Introduced: 23 Oct 2019
CVE-2019-18278 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:19.04.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vlc package and not the vlc package as distributed by Ubuntu.
When executing VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.8 with libqt on Windows, Data from a Faulting Address controls Code Flow starting at libqt_plugin!vlc_entry_license__3_0_0f+0x00000000003b9aba. NOTE: the VideoLAN security team indicates that they have not been contacted, and have no way of reproducing this issue.