CVE-2017-8311: Buffer Overflow
First published: Tue May 23 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@checkpoint.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Videolan Vlc Media Player | <=2.2.4 |
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Reference Links
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/type
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/remedy
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/videolan
- canonical/videolan vlc media player
- version/videolan vlc media player/2.2.4