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CVE-2019-14970

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.15 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2019-08-29 Modified: 2026-11-02 First seen: 2026-11-02 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Auth Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

A vulnerability in mkv::event_thread_t in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted .mkv file.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (4)

VendorProductVersion
debian debian_linux 9.0
debian debian_linux 10.0
n/a n/a n/a
videolan vlc_media_player 3.0.7.1

References & Advisories (8)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/
vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02
vendor-advisory x_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504
vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36
mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Bug Bounty Relevance

41 / 100
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10.0 v3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

1.94%
Raw Score 0.019410
Percentile 80.5%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.01941
2026-11-12
0.01941
2026-11-10
0.01941
2026-11-09
0.01941
2026-11-08
0.01941
2026-11-07
0.01941
2026-11-06
0.01941
2026-11-05
0.01941
2026-11-04
0.01941
2026-11-03
0.01941
2026-11-02
0.01941

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
nvd ref →

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