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 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Fixed 3.0.7.1-0ubuntu18.04.1 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | |
| 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