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CVE-2017-17670

In VideoLAN VLC media player through 2.2.8, there is a type conversion vulnerability in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in the MP4 demux module leading to a invalid free, because the type of a box may be changed between a read operation and a free operation.

Published

2017-12-15T09:29:00.250

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	videolan	vlc_media_player	≤ 2.2.8	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/15/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102214 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040938 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4203 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/15/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102214 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040938 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4203 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)