CVE-2019-12874
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
9.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12874
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201906-22
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 3.0.7.1-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.0.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.0.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.0.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.0.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.0.7-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.