CVE-2017-8311

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
7.89

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 2.2.4Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 2.2.4Windows
vlc security update(DSA-3899-1) vlc_2.2.6-1~deb8u1_i386.debLinux
vlc security update(DSA-3899-1) vlc_2.2.6-1~deb8u1_amd64.debLinux
vlc security update(DSA-3899-1) vlc_2.2.6-1~deb8u1_kfreebsd-i386.debLinux
vlc security update(DSA-3899-1) vlc_2.2.6-1~deb8u1_kfreebsd-amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-334048VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0)
PATCH-334050VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234