CVE-2019-5459
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 30, 2019 at 08:24 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsLeapBackports SleVLC media player
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%v < 3.0.7*Fixed in 3.0.7
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.0.7 (unaffected)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/502816SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-191
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