Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
- EPSS is 2.83% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2019
CVE-2019-5459High confidence
An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read
Unknown · VLC
7.1HighCVSS 3.1
Within 7 days
Patch availableHigh technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
R
Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
- Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Unknown VLC and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Distribution package intelligence
5 package statesRelease-specific package status
Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.
Repository candidate not checked
A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.
| Distribution release | Source package | Vendor state | Fixed version | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian trixietrixie · source | vlc | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 3.0.7-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026 |
| Debian bookwormbookworm · source | vlc | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 3.0.7-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026 |
| Debian forkyforky · source | vlc | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 3.0.7-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026 |
| Debian sidsid · source | vlc | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 3.0.7-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | faad2 | Under evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing. | Not published in this feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026 |
Direct vendor intelligence
2 currentAuthoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
CVE-2019-5459 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 10 · interimSUSE Product Security TeamCVE-2019-5459
The vendor recommends these product versions as the target state.
- libvlc5-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- libvlccore9-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- vlc-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- vlc-codec-gstreamer-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- vlc-devel-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- vlc-jack-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- vlc-lang-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- vlc-noX-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- vlc-qt-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- vlc-vdpau-3.0.7.1-bp151.5.3.3 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
- aom-tools-1.0.0-bp150.2.1 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15
- libaom-devel-1.0.0-bp150.2.1 as component of SUSE Package Hub 15
- Summary
- An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.
- Remediation
- To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
4HZM000603 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 2 · finalABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)CVE-2019-5459
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- ABB Ability Camera Connect <=1.5.0.14
- Summary
- An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.
- Remediation
- The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.
High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available01
What, why and how
An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.
What
An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.
Why
The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.
Why
The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
?
Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material Reference recorded
?
Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.
- Likely attack path
- local access → Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
- Attack surface
- Local
- Privileges required
- None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
- User interaction
- Required interaction required
- Attack complexity
- Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
- Security boundary
- Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-191 ↗
CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound). The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
03
Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change. - Patch available
- Affected
- VLC: Fixed in 3.0.7
- Action
- To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04
Evidence and provenance
Published 30 Jul 2019 · Last source change 8 Oct 2026, 21:13 UTC · CWE-191 · Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-15041
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · SUSE Product Security Team
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment
Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.CNA ↗
- Before
- VLC: Fixed in 3.0.7 · Fixed: The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.
- After
- VLC: Fixed in 3.0.7 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: removed remediation: search.abb.com/Download.aspx?DocumentID=4HZM000603&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch.CNA ↗
- Before
- remediation: search.abb.com/Download.aspx?DocumentID=4HZM000603&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
- After
- no authoritative guidance recorded
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.CNA ↗
- Before
- Fixed in 3.0.7 · Fixed: The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.
- After
- VLC: Fixed in 3.0.7 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Patch available to Awaiting fix.CNA ↗
- Before
- Patch available
- After
- Awaiting fix
- ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2019-15041 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.ENISA EUVD ↗
- Before
- not recorded
- After
- {"euvdId":"EUVD-2019-15041"}
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.ABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) ↗
- Before
- VLC: Fixed in 3.0.7 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- After
- VLC: Fixed in 3.0.7 · Fixed: The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.ABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) ↗
- Before
- Fixed in 3.0.7 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- After
- Fixed in 3.0.7 · Fixed: The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.
- Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.ABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) ↗
- Before
- Awaiting fix
- After
- Patch available
- Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: removed vendor advisory: lists.opensuse.org/msg00005.html; removed vendor advisory: lists.opensuse.org/msg00037.html; 2 further removals.CNA ↗
- Before
- vendor advisory: lists.opensuse.org/msg00005.html · vendor advisory: lists.opensuse.org/msg00037.html · vendor advisory: lists.opensuse.org/msg00040.html · 1 more references
- After
- no authoritative guidance recorded
- Public exploit evidencePublic exploit evidence changed from No public exploit to Public exploit reference.hackerone.com ↗
- Before
- No public exploit
- After
- Public exploit reference
- SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to High.NIST NVD ↗
- Before
- Unknown
- After
- High
- CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 7.1 (CVSS 3.1 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H).NIST NVD ↗
- Before
- not recorded
- After
- 7.1 (CVSS 3.1 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
- Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.CNA ↗
CVE published
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
- CVE
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
- CVSS
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
- CWE
- Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
- CNA
- CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
- CISA ADP
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
- NVD
- National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
- CERT / CSIRT
- A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
- PoC
- Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
- CSAF
- Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
- LoTL
- Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.