Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-14498 |
CWE-ID | CWE-369 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
VLC Media Player Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software |
Vendor | VideoLAN |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU33165
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14498
CWE-ID:
CWE-369 - Divide By Zero
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A divide-by-zero error exists in the Control function of demux/caf.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1. As a result, an FPE can be triggered via a crafted CAF file.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsVLC Media Player: 3.0.7.1
External linkshttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs/heads/master&st=commit&s=cve-2019
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504
http://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.