CVE-2019-14778 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the mkv::virtual_segment_c::seek method of VideoLAN VLC media player versions 3.0.7.1 and earlier, affecting Debian and VideoLAN VLC Media Player distributions. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through local access with user interaction, as indicated by its CVSSv3 score of 7.8. 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, suggesting awareness within the security community. It is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
| 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.