Upstream information
CVE-2019-12874 at MITRE
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.
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
CVSS v2 Scores
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | 
| Integrity Impact | Partial | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
CVSS v3 Scores
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|
| Base Score | 9.8 | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
| Attack Vector | Network | 
| Attack Complexity | Low | 
| Privileges Required | None | 
| User Interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality Impact | High | 
| Integrity Impact | High | 
| Availability Impact | High | 
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 | 
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 
1138933 [RESOLVED / FIXED]
SUSE Security Advisories:
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References | 
|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1 | libvlc5 >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3libvlccore9 >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3vlc >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3vlc-devel >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3vlc-jack >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3vlc-lang >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3vlc-noX >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3vlc-qt >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3
 | Patchnames: openSUSE-2019-1897
 | 
| SUSE Package Hub 15 | aom-tools >= 1.0.0-bp150.2.1libaom-devel >= 1.0.0-bp150.2.1libaom-devel-doc >= 1.0.0-bp150.2.1libaom0 >= 1.0.0-bp150.2.1libaom0-64bit >= 1.0.0-bp150.2.1libvlc5 >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1libvlccore9 >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1vlc >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1vlc-devel >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1vlc-jack >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1vlc-lang >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1vlc-noX >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1vlc-qt >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1
 | Patchnames: openSUSE-2019-2015
 | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | aom-tools >= 1.0.0-lp150.2.1libaom-devel >= 1.0.0-lp150.2.1libaom-devel-doc >= 1.0.0-lp150.2.1libaom0 >= 1.0.0-lp150.2.1libvlc5 >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1libvlccore9 >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1vlc >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1vlc-devel >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1vlc-jack >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1vlc-lang >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1vlc-noX >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1vlc-qt >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1
 | Patchnames: openSUSE-2019-1909
 | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | libvlc5 >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1libvlccore9 >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1vlc >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1vlc-devel >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1vlc-jack >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1vlc-lang >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1vlc-noX >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1vlc-qt >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1
 | Patchnames: openSUSE-2019-1840
 | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | libvlc5 >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3libvlccore9 >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3vlc >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3vlc-lang >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3vlc-noX >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3vlc-qt >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.10-lp152.1.3
 | Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.2 GA libvlc5-3.0.10-lp152.1.1
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| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | libvlc5 >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1libvlccore9 >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1vlc >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1vlc-lang >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1vlc-noX >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1vlc-qt >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1
 | Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA libvlc5-3.0.13-bp153.1.1
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| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | libvlc5 >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49libvlccore9 >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49vlc >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49vlc-lang >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49vlc-noX >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49vlc-qt >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49
 | Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.4 GA libvlc5-3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49
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SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jun 18 22:40:32 2019
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct  6 19:21:48 2025