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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.3470
USN-4131-1: VLC vulnerabilities
12 September 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: vlc
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-14970 CVE-2019-14778 CVE-2019-14777
CVE-2019-14776 CVE-2019-14535 CVE-2019-14534
CVE-2019-14533 CVE-2019-14498 CVE-2019-14438
CVE-2019-14437 CVE-2019-13962
Reference: ESB-2019.3185
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/
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USN-4131-1: VLC vulnerabilities
11 September 2019
vlc vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in VLC.
Software Description
o vlc - multimedia player and streamer
Details
It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user
were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could use
this issue to cause VLC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
vlc - 3.0.8-0ubuntu19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
vlc - 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-13962
o CVE-2019-14437
o CVE-2019-14438
o CVE-2019-14498
o CVE-2019-14533
o CVE-2019-14534
o CVE-2019-14535
o CVE-2019-14776
o CVE-2019-14777
o CVE-2019-14778
o CVE-2019-14970
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