Description
An issue was discovered in zlib_decompress_extra in modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.x through 3.0.7. The Matroska demuxer, while parsing a malformed MKV file type, has a double free.
Published: 2019-06-18
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 2.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-4453 An issue was discovered in zlib_decompress_extra in modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.x through 3.0.7. The Matroska demuxer, while parsing a malformed MKV file type, has a double free.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4074-1 VLC vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T17:33:46.589Z

Reserved: 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-12874

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Updated: 2024-08-04T23:32:55.483Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-06-18T18:15:11.107

Modified: 2026-11-02T18:18:23.943

Link: CVE-2019-12874

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Weaknesses