| Name | CVE-2019-13615 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 932241 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libebml (PTS) | buster | 1.3.6-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.4.2-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.4.4-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.4.5-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libebml | source | stretch | 1.3.4-1+deb9u1 | | | |
| libebml | source | (unstable) | 1.3.6-1 | low | | 932241 |
Notes
[jessie] - libebml <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/22474
Issue was originally reported to vlc project, but the underlying issue is
found in the libebml library
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/05beb69ba60acce09f73ed491bb76f332849c3a0
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/ff0dc3cc21494578ce731f5d7dcde5fdec23d40f
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/b66ca475be967547af9a3784e720fbbacd381be6
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/534dfdb995edc18e528de8ce9fa20b3df88426ae