CVE-2019-14498 describes a high-severity divide-by-zero error in VideoLAN VLC media player versions prior to 3.0.8, specifically within the demux/caf.c Control function, affecting Debian and VideoLAN distributions. This vulnerability can be triggered by a crafted CAF file, leading to a Floating Point Exception (FPE) and potentially allowing for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:3.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.