CVE-2019-14437

Upstream information

CVE-2019-14437 at MITRE

Description

The xiph_SplitHeaders function in modules/demux/xiph.h in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 does not check array bounds properly. As a result, a heap-based buffer over-read can be triggered via a crafted .ogg file.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores

CVSS detail	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	6.8
Vector	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector	Network
Access Complexity	Medium
Authentication	None
Confidentiality Impact	Partial
Integrity Impact	Partial
Availability Impact	Partial

CVSS v3 Scores

CVSS detail	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	7.8
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact	High
Integrity Impact	High
Availability Impact	High
CVSSv3 Version	3

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1146428 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

• openSUSE-SU-2020:0545-1, published Thu Dec 7 12:55:39 2023
• openSUSE-SU-2020:0562-1, published Thu Dec 7 12:55:39 2023

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1	libvlc5 >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 vlc >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 vlc-devel >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 vlc-jack >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 vlc-lang >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 vlc-noX >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 vlc-opencv >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 vlc-qt >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.9.2-bp151.5.6.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-2020-562
openSUSE Leap 15.1	libvlc5 >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 vlc >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 vlc-devel >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 vlc-jack >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 vlc-lang >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 vlc-noX >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 vlc-opencv >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 vlc-qt >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.9.2-lp151.6.6.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-2020-545
openSUSE Leap 15.2	libvlc5 >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3 vlc >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3 vlc-lang >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3 vlc-noX >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3 vlc-qt >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.2 GA libvlc5-3.0.10-lp152.1.1
openSUSE Leap 15.3	libvlc5 >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 vlc >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 vlc-lang >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 vlc-noX >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 vlc-qt >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA libvlc5-3.0.13-bp153.1.1
openSUSE Leap 15.4	libvlc5 >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 vlc >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 vlc-lang >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 vlc-noX >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 vlc-qt >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.4 GA libvlc5-3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49
openSUSE Tumbleweed	libvlc5 >= 3.0.16-1.5 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.16-1.5 vlc >= 3.0.16-1.5 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.16-1.5 vlc-devel >= 3.0.16-1.5 vlc-jack >= 3.0.16-1.5 vlc-lang >= 3.0.16-1.5 vlc-noX >= 3.0.16-1.5 vlc-opencv >= 3.0.16-1.5 vlc-qt >= 3.0.16-1.5 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.16-1.5	Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11502

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Aug 20 07:34:07 2019
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 19:22:09 2025