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CVE-2019-5460

CVE-2019-5460MEDIUM

n/a VLC Media Player — Double Free in VLC versions <= 3.0.6 leads to a crash.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0253   84.6     —

AFFECTED
  Product           Versions          Fixed
  VLC Media Player  Fixed in 3.0.7 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 4   Reserved by hackerone
  Jul 30  Published (CNA: hackerone)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2019-5460 (VLC Media Player). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2019-5460 (VLC Media Player). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-415 · CNA: hackerone · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

Double Free in VLC versions <= 3.0.6 leads to a crash.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 4, 2019	Reserved	Reserved by hackerone
July 30, 2019	Published	Published (CNA: hackerone)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2019-5460 (VLC Media Player). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
October 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2019-5460 (VLC Media Player). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	VLC Media Player	—	Fixed in 3.0.7	—

Weaknesses

CWE-415

References (5)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://hackerone.com/reports/503208 [Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2019-5460 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-415

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