CVE-2019-14498 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in VLC media player by tricking a user into opening a crafted CAF file, triggering a divide-by-zero error.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-14498?
CVE-2019-14498 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A divide-by-zero error exists in the Control function of demux/caf.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1. As a result, an FPE can be triggered via a crafted CAF file.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14498?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Videolan Vlc Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14498?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-14498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14498, GHSA-56h3-2884-gj2r, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14498.