Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2017-10699
avcodec 2.2.x, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.7-x before 2017-06-29, allows out-of-bounds heap memory write due to calling memcpy() with a wrong size, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player — versions 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038816 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4045 (vendor-advisory)
- trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/18467 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10699?
- CVE-2017-10699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10699?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.