CVE•Published 2019-07-18•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2019-13962Videolan · Vlc_media_player
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
89
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 11% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2019-07-18
Modified 2026-10-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag75 hosts
vuln:CVE-2019-13962Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Videolan Vlc Media Player"All exposed Videolan Vlc Media Player instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Vlc Media Player"HTTP body or banner mentions "Vlc Media Player" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2019-13962Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2019-13962Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2019-13962Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2019-13962GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2019-13962" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.