CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-19721

Off-by-one Error

Published: May 15, 2020 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

An off-by-one error in the DecodeBlock function in codec/sdl_image.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image file. NOTE: this may be related to the SDL_Image product.

Weakness

A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Vlc_media_player Videolan * 3.0.9 (excluding)
Vlc Ubuntu bionic *
Vlc Ubuntu eoan *
Vlc Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Vlc Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Vlc Ubuntu groovy *
Vlc Ubuntu hirsute *
Vlc Ubuntu impish *
Vlc Ubuntu trusty *
Vlc Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

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