VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8313
Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process via a crafted subtitles file.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.49%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process via a crafted subtitles file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.49% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- cve@checkpoint.com
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=05b653355ce303ada3b5e0e645ae717fea39186c
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98633
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=05b653355ce303ada3b5e0e645ae717fea39186c
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98633
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.