| Name | CVE-2019-14437 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-4504-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| vlc (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.0.21-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 3.0.21-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 3.0.21-10 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 3.0.22~rc1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vlc | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| vlc | source | stretch | 3.0.8-0+deb9u1 | DSA-4504-1 | ||
| vlc | source | buster | 3.0.8-0+deb10u1 | DSA-4504-1 | ||
| vlc | source | (unstable) | 3.0.8-1 |
[jessie] - vlc <end-of-life> (https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00130.html)
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html