CVE-2019-13615

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Published Jul 16, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

libebml before 1.3.6, as used in the MKV module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player binaries before 3.0.3, has a heap-based buffer over-read in EbmlElement::FindNextElement.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-5050	libebml before 1.3.6, as used in the MKV module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player binaries before 3.0.3, has a heap-based buffer over-read in EbmlElement::FindNextElement.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4073-1	libEBML vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.5% (2.492% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109304
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/05beb69ba60acce09f73ed491bb76f332849c3a0
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/b66ca475be967547af9a3784e720fbbacd381be6
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/compare/release-1.3.5...release-1.3.6
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/22474
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4073-1/

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 16, 2019, 4:06 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:57 PM
Reserved: Jul 16, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:17 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 16, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:17 AM

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