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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.815255
Category:General
Title:VLC Media Player 'libebml' Library Heap Overflow Vulnerability (Jul 2019) - Windows
Summary:VLC Media Player is prone to a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
VLC Media Player is prone to a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists due to a heap-based buffer
over-read error in EbmlElement::FindNextElement of the 'libebml' library as
used by VLC Media Player.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to
cause denial of service condition and launch further attacks using specially
crafted files.

Affected Software/OS:
libebml before 1.3.6, as used in the MKV module
in VLC Media Player binaries before 3.0.3 on Windows.

Solution:
Update VLC Media Player to version 3.0.3 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-13615
BugTraq ID: 109304
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/
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