Vulnerability CVE-2018-19937
Published: 2018-12-31

Description:
A local, authenticated attacker can bypass the passcode in the VideoLAN VLC media player app before 3.1.5 for iOS by opening a URL and turning the phone.

Type:

CWE-287

 (Improper Authentication)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Videolan -> Vlc for mobile 

 References:
https://github.com/videolan/vlc-ios/pull/178/commits/d84d7c0a94eb7fba202d2c5fc3739276d2d3986f
https://itunes.apple.com/ms/app/vlc-for-mobile/id650377962?mt=8
Copyright 2024, cxsecurity.com

 

Back to Top