UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13615

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13615
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13615.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13615
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Published
2019-07-16T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:28Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

libebml before 1.3.6, as used in the MKV module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player binaries before 3.0.3, has a heap-based buffer over-read in EbmlElement::FindNextElement.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libebml

Package

Name
libebml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libebml@1.3.3-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.3-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.1-5
1.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libebml-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libebml4v5",
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libebml

Package

Name
libebml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libebml@1.3.5-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.5-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.4-2
1.3.5-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libebml-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libebml4v5",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}