| 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, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-4504-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| vlc (PTS) | buster | 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.0.18-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.0.18-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.0.18-4 | 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 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - vlc <end-of-life> (https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00130.html)
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html