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
EPSS: 0.007 (71.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc_media_player — versions 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.