CVE-2019-5439

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3.0.7 causes a crash which can possibly be further developed into a remote code execution exploit.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 95.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 13, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (16)

support@hackeronehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
support@hackeronehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
support@hackeronehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
support@hackeronehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
support@hackeronehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108769
support@hackeronehttps://hackerone.com/reports/484398
support@hackeronehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23
support@hackeronehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4074-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108769
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/484398
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	vlc-plugin-zvbi (3.0.7.1-0ubuntu19.04.1) @ disco	2026-05-27	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

UbuntuUSN-4074-1MEDIUM
VLC vulnerabilities

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 18:23 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 18:23 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-27 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-25 10:16 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-5439?

CVE-2019-5439 is a medium vulnerability published on June 13, 2019. A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3.0.7 causes a crash which can possibly be further developed into a remote code execution exploit.

When was CVE-2019-5439 disclosed?

CVE-2019-5439 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 13, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-5439 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-5439 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-5439?

CVE-2019-5439 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-5439?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-5439, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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