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CVE-2017-8312

Published: 23 May 2017

Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC due to missing check of string length allows attackers to read heap uninitialized data via a crafted subtitles file.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vlc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty
Released (2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty
Released (2.2.4-14ubuntu2.1)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=611398fc8d32f3fe4331f60b220c52ba3557beaa

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N