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CVE-2017-8310

Heap out-of-bound read in CreateHtmlSubtitle in VideoLAN VLC 2.2.x due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process (causing a denial of service) via a crafted subtitles file.

Published

2017-05-23T21:29:00.180

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-125
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application videolan vlc_media_player 2.2.0 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 2.2.1 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 2.2.2 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 2.2.3 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 2.2.4 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 2.2.5 Yes
References