CVE-2017-8311

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Published May 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 8.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subtitles file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

VideoLAN

VLC

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<2.2.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3899-1	vlc security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17272	Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subtitles file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.8% (8.765% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: checkpoint
Published: May 23, 2017, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:34 PM
Reserved: Apr 28, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 23, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM

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