CVE-2017-17670
Published: 15 December 2017
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mikesalvatore | According to the openwall thread, "the VLC project probably won't backport a fix to 2.2.x." I'm deferring this CVE. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
vlc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| noble |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.4-2build1)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.0.2-0+deb9u1)
|
|
| xenial |
Deferred
(2019-04-23)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |