Out-of-bounds Read in Videolan Vlc
CVE-2017-8310
Heap out-of-bound read in CreateHtmlSubtitle in VideoLAN VLC 2.2.x due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process (causing a denial of service) via a crafted subtitles file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc — versions 2.2.*
- Videolan Vlc Media Player — versions 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98638 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- git.videolan.org/
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8310?
- CVE-2017-8310 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8310?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-8310 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.