Security Advisory for vlc version 3.0.7.1. Fixes multiple security and non-security issues such as buffer overflow, integer underflow, double free, improved hardware acceleration, Blu-ray support, and updated translations
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![]() | Security update for vlc (important) | 15 Aug 201900:00 | – | suse |
![]() | Security update for vlc (important) | 8 Aug 201900:00 | – | suse |
![]() | Security update for vlc (important) | 26 Aug 201900:00 | – | suse |
![]() | Security update for vlc (important) | 15 Aug 201900:00 | – | suse |
![]() | Security update for vlc (moderate) | 23 Apr 202000:00 | – | suse |
![]() | Security update for vlc (moderate) | 29 Apr 202000:00 | – | suse |
![]() | openSUSE: Security Advisory for vlc (openSUSE-SU-2019:1909-1) | 16 Aug 201900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4074-1) | 26 Jul 201900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4459-1) | 13 Jun 201900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | VLC Media Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jun 2019) - Windows | 11 Jun 201900:00 | – | openvas |
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852875");
script_version("2025-02-28T05:38:49+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-19857", "CVE-2019-12874", "CVE-2019-13602", "CVE-2019-13962",
"CVE-2019-5439", "CVE-2019-5459", "CVE-2019-5460");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-28 05:38:49 +0000 (Fri, 28 Feb 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-04-18 17:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 18 Apr 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-01-09 09:40:19 +0000 (Thu, 09 Jan 2020)");
script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for vlc (openSUSE-SU-2019:1840-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSELeap15\.1");
script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2019:1840-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'vlc'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2019:1840-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for vlc to version 3.0.7.1 fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-5439: Fixed a buffer overflow (bsc#1138354).
- CVE-2019-5459: Fixed an integer underflow (bsc#1143549).
- CVE-2019-5460: Fixed a double free (bsc#1143547).
- CVE-2019-12874: Fixed a double free in zlib_decompress_extra in
modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp (bsc#1138933).
- CVE-2019-13602: Fixed an integer underflow in mp4 demuxer (boo#1141522).
- CVE-2019-13962: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in avcodec
(boo#1142161).
Non-security issues fixed:
- Video Output:
* Fix hardware acceleration with some AMD drivers
* Improve direct3d11 HDR support
- Access:
* Improve Blu-ray support
- Audio output:
* Fix pass-through on Android-23
* Fix DirectSound drain
- Demux: Improve MP4 support
- Video Output:
* Fix 12 bits sources playback with Direct3D11
* Fix crash on iOS
* Fix midstream aspect-ratio changes when Windows hardware decoding is on
* Fix HLG display with Direct3D11
- Stream Output: Improve Chromecast support with new ChromeCast apps
- Misc:
* Update Youtube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Soundcloud scripts
* Work around busy looping when playing an invalid item with loop enabled
- Updated translations.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-1840=1");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'vlc' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "openSUSELeap15.1") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvlc5", rpm:"libvlc5~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvlc5-debuginfo", rpm:"libvlc5-debuginfo~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvlccore9", rpm:"libvlccore9~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvlccore9-debuginfo", rpm:"libvlccore9-debuginfo~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc", rpm:"vlc~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-codec-gstreamer", rpm:"vlc-codec-gstreamer~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-codec-gstreamer-debuginfo", rpm:"vlc-codec-gstreamer-debuginfo~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-debuginfo", rpm:"vlc-debuginfo~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-debugsource", rpm:"vlc-debugsource~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-devel", rpm:"vlc-devel~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-jack", rpm:"vlc-jack~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-jack-debuginfo", rpm:"vlc-jack-debuginfo~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-noX", rpm:"vlc-noX~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-noX-debuginfo", rpm:"vlc-noX-debuginfo~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-qt", rpm:"vlc-qt~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-qt-debuginfo", rpm:"vlc-qt-debuginfo~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-vdpau", rpm:"vlc-vdpau~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-vdpau-debuginfo", rpm:"vlc-vdpau-debuginfo~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"vlc-lang", rpm:"vlc-lang~3.0.7.1~lp151.6.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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