VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.7 video.c lavc_CopyPicture width/height memory corruption

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.7 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is the function lavc_CopyPicture of the file modules/codec/avcodec/video.c. The manipulation of the argument width/height with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Heap-based). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/18/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-13962 since 07/18/2019. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/19/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Class: Memory corruption / Heap-based (CWE-122)
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07/18/2019 Advisory disclosed
07/18/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
07/19/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/19/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: videolan.org
CVE: CVE-2019-13962 (🔒)Created: 07/19/2019 10:37 AM
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