CriticalFix available
vlc — security advisory
lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read because it does not properly validate the width and height.
- Products
- vlc
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.0.8-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2019-13962
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read because it does not properly validate the width and height.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13962
vlc
Fixed versions: 3.0.8-1
vlc
Fixed versions: 3.0.8-1
vlc
Fixed versions: 3.0.8-1
Complete source record
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