Use After Free in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2017-17670
In VideoLAN VLC media player through 2.2.8, there is a type conversion vulnerability in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in the MP4 demux module leading to a invalid free, because the type of a box may be changed between a read operation and a free operation.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102214 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040938 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4203 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/15/1 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17670?
- CVE-2017-17670 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17670?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.