CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-19937

Improper Authentication

Published: Dec 31, 2018 | Modified: Oct 03, 2019
CVSS 3.x
6.6
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A local, authenticated attacker can bypass the passcode in the VideoLAN VLC media player app before 3.1.5 for iOS by opening a URL and turning the phone.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Vlc_for_mobile Videolan * 3.1.5 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References