CVE-2019-5439
Publication date 13 June 2019
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3.0.7 causes a crash which can possibly be further developed into a remote code execution exploit.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| vlc | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
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| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 3.0.7.1-0ubuntu18.04.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4074-1
- VLC vulnerabilities
- 25 July 2019