CVE-2018-19857: Infoleak

Reference Links

• https://dyntopia.com/advisories/013-vlc
• https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=0cc5ea748ee5ff7705dde61ab15dff8f58be39d0
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106130
• https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4366
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4074-1/
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-19857
• https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0cc5ea748ee5ff7705dde61ab15dff8f58be39d0
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00130.html)
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-19857
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-19857
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4074-1
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19857
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19857

Parent vulnerabilities

(Appears in the following advisories)

• USN-4074-1

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is CVE-2018-19857?

  CVE-2018-19857 is a vulnerability in the CAF demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.4 that may read memory from an uninitialized pointer when processing magic cookies in CAF files.

• What is the severity of CVE-2018-19857?

  The severity of CVE-2018-19857 is critical, with a severity value of 9.1.

• Which software versions are affected by CVE-2018-19857?

  The affected software versions include VLC media player 3.0.4 and Debian Linux 9.0.

• How can I fix CVE-2018-19857?

  To fix CVE-2018-19857, update your VLC media player to version 3.0.7.1-0ubuntu18.04.1 for Ubuntu Bionic, or version 3.0.4-4 for upstream Ubuntu, and update your Debian VLC package to one of the remedied versions: 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1, 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u2, 3.0.18-0+deb11u1, 3.0.18-2, or 3.0.19-1.

• Are there any references for CVE-2018-19857?

  Yes, you can find more information about CVE-2018-19857 at the following links: - [OpenSUSE Security Announcement 2019-08](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html) - [OpenSUSE Security Announcement 2019-08](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html) - [OpenSUSE Security Announcement 2019-08](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html)