Out-of-bounds Read in Videolan Vlc
CVE-2017-8312
Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC due to missing check of string length allows attackers to read heap uninitialized data 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:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc — versions All
- Videolan Vlc Media Player
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98631 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.videolan.org/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8312?
- CVE-2017-8312 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-2017-8312?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.