VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8311
Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subtitles file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 8.84%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subtitles file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.84% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- cve@checkpoint.com
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.