An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.
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- Jul 30, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.8% · 86th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-191
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Report tools
Action score
29
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| videolan | vlc media player | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player |
| opensuse | backports sle | cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle |
| opensuse | backports | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:backports |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- opensuse backportssle-15
- opensuse backports sle15.0
- opensuse leap15.0
- opensuse leap15.1
- videolan vlc media playerbefore 3.0.7
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hackerone). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a VLC
- Fixed in 3.0.7affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vlc | before 3.0.7-1 | 3.0.7-1 |
| Debian:9 | vlc | before 3.0.7-0+deb9u1 | 3.0.7-0+deb9u1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | libaom | before 1.0.0-lp150.2.1 | 1.0.0-lp150.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | vlc | before 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1 | 3.0.7.1-lp150.8.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | vlc | before 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1 | 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 | libaom | before 1.0.0-bp150.2.1 | 1.0.0-bp150.2.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 | vlc | before 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1 | 3.0.7.1-bp150.2.6.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | vlc | before 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 | 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 |
Same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:vlc | 3.0.7-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:libaom | 1.0.0-lp150.2.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:vlc | 3.0.7.1-lp151.6.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:libaom | 1.0.0-bp150.2.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:vlc | 3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 · SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-191 · Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.