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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-5439

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.

Published Jun 13, 2019 · catalog updated Nov 2, 2026 · vlc media player

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-5439. EPSS is 5.29%. Act only if a listed version of vlc media player is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
5.29%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe videolan/vlc media player

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe videolan/vlc media player< 3.0.7

How to fix CVE-2019-5439

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2019-5439 lists a fix boundary at 3.0.7. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected < 3.0.7

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-5439. EPSS is 5.29%. Act only if a listed version of vlc media player is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with videolan/vlc media player < 3.0.7. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow. EPSS 5.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 13, 2019 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Nov 2, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-5439

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-5439

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 2, 2026