CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in zlib_decompress_extra in modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.x through 3.0.7
Published Jun 18, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.39%
Description
An issue was discovered in zlib_decompress_extra in modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.x through 3.0.7. The Matroska demuxer, while parsing a malformed MKV file type, has a double free.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 3.0.0 · ≤ 3.0.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.39% 0.02392
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02392
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.39% (0.02392) | 83.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02754) | 84.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01375) | 80.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 84.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.43% (0.01426) | 78.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 84.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.78% (0.06782) | 85.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02734) | 84.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 18, 2024 | 11.49% (0.11488) | 95.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 8.73% (0.08726) | 94.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 6.69% (0.06695) | 93.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 4.90% (0.04902) | 91.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2023 | 4.32% (0.04325) | 91.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03222) | 89.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.99% (0.01990) | 86.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 15, 2022 | 20.15% (0.20148) | 96.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 20.15% (0.20148) | 94.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 85.01th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 84.84th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81023659c7de5ac2637b4a879195efef50846102 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108882 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4074-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81023659c7de5ac2637b4a879195efef50846102 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4074-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 18, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Jun 18, 2019
Link CVE-2019-12874
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a