CVE-2019-12874

Published Jun 18, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-4453 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4074-1 VLC vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Nov 2, 2026, 5:33 PM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 18, 2019, 6:15 PM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 6:18 PM