Out-of-bounds Write Affecting videolan package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIDEOLAN-2371266
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed29 Aug 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-14970  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for videolan.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. 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.

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