CVE-2018-19937 (GCVE-0-2018-19937)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-31 16:00 – Updated: 2025-05-06 16:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.6 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-06 16:52 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
2 references
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|---|---|
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| https://github.com/videolan/vlc-ios/pull/178/comm… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2018-12-21 00:00
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