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 craft…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (39.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- cve@checkpoint.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@checkpoint.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@checkpoint.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@checkpoint.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
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.