HIGH
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
Published Aug 29, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.94%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.0.7.1
Configuration 2
OR
- 9.0
- 10.0
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
1.94% 0.01941
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01941
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 (21 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01941) | 79.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01941) | 79.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03120) | 87.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01941) | 78.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03120) | 86.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01941) | 78.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03120) | 86.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01941) | 78.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03120) | 86.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01941) | 77.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00636) | 68.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 66.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 59.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 53.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.23% (0.07230) | 80.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 9.69% (0.09690) | 87.24th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 9.69% (0.09690) | 87.09th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 2.33% (0.02335) | 78.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.33% (0.02335) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs/heads/master&st=commit&s=cve-2019 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs/heads/master&st=commit&s=cve-2019 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 29, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 12, 2019
Link CVE-2019-14970
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a