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CVE-2019-9371 json

In libvpx, there is a possible resource exhaustion due to improper input validation.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-18746

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In libvpx, there is a possible resource exhaustion due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-132783254

Patch / fix

  • libvpx Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.1-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9371

  • libvpx Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9371

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libvpx RHEL 8 1.7.0-8.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4629

  • libvpx SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 +6 more 1.6.1-6.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:0143-1

  • libvpx openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.10.0-1.3
  • libvpx openSUSE Leap 15.1 1.6.1-lp151.5.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11010-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0105-1

  • libvpx AlmaLinux 8 1.7.0-8.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2020:4629

  • libvpx Rocky Linux 8 1.7.0-8.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2020:4629

  • libvpx Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +11 more 1.8.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-9371

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-9371 updated cvss 6.5

libvpx: Resource exhaustion after memory leak in mkvparser.cc

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libvpx, libvpx-utils
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libvpx-devel 1.7.0-8.el8, libvpx-debuginfo 1.7.0-8.el8, libvpx-debugsource 1.7.0-8.el8, libvpx-utils-debuginfo 1.7.0-8.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libvpx 1.7.0-8.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4629
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libvpx, libvpx-utils
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Android

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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