In libvpx, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check.
In libvpx, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-122675483
- Published
- Sep 27, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.1% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| android | cpe:2.3:o:google:android | |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- canonical ubuntu linux18.04
- canonical ubuntu linux19.04
- debian debian linux10.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- fedoraproject fedora30
- fedoraproject fedora31
- google android10.0
- opensuse leap15.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (google_android). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Android
- Android-10affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | libvpx | before 1.7.0-8.el8 | 1.7.0-8.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libvpx-devel | before 1.7.0-8.el8 | 1.7.0-8.el8 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | libvpx | before 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
| Debian:10 | libvpx | before 1.7.0-3+deb10u1 | 1.7.0-3+deb10u1 |
| Debian:12 | libvpx | before 1.8.1-2 | 1.8.1-2 |
| Debian:8 | libvpx | before 1.3.0-3+deb8u2 | 1.3.0-3+deb8u2 |
| Debian:9 | libvpx | before 1.6.1-3+deb9u2 | 1.6.1-3+deb9u2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | libvpx | before 1.6.1-lp151.5.3.1 | 1.6.1-lp151.5.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | libvpx | before 1.10.0-1.3 | 1.10.0-1.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvpx | before 0:1.3.0-8.el7 | 0:1.3.0-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvpx-debuginfo | before 0:1.3.0-8.el7 | 0:1.3.0-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvpx-devel | before 0:1.3.0-8.el7 | 0:1.3.0-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvpx-utils | before 0:1.3.0-8.el7 | 0:1.3.0-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libvpx | before 0:1.7.0-8.el8 | 0:1.7.0-8.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libvpx-debuginfo | before 0:1.7.0-8.el8 | 0:1.7.0-8.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libvpx-debugsource | before 0:1.7.0-8.el8 | 0:1.7.0-8.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libvpx-utils-debuginfo | before 0:1.7.0-8.el8 | 0:1.7.0-8.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | libvpx-devel | before 0:1.7.0-8.el8 | 0:1.7.0-8.el8 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libvpx | before 0:1.7.0-8.el8 | 0:1.7.0-8.el8 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | libvpx | before 1.6.1-6.3.1 | 1.6.1-6.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | libvpx | before 1.3.0-3.6.1 | 1.3.0-3.6.1 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| almalinux:libvpx | 1.7.0-8.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:libvpx-devel | 1.7.0-8.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:libvpx | 1.8.1-r0 · Alpine:v3.11 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:libvpx | 1.8.1-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:libvpx | 1.6.1-lp151.5.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvpx | 0:1.3.0-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvpx-debuginfo | 0:1.3.0-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvpx-debugsource | 0:1.7.0-8.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvpx-devel | 0:1.3.0-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvpx-utils | 0:1.3.0-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvpx-utils-debuginfo | 0:1.7.0-8.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:libvpx | 0:1.7.0-8.el8 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:libvpx | 1.6.1-6.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | 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
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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
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00049.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/25/17
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/27/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/07/1
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00030.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DQSTK442ATWJOR4TU3MR6C3N5A6NDFFN/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U2IIA3RSYABBUCFIHXIRVUT5CTJVWWZ6/
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/43
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-59
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-10
- usn.ubuntu.com/4199-1/
- usn.ubuntu.com/4199-2/
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4578
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.