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CVE-2017-8313

Published: 23 May 2017

Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process 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/vlc-2.2.git;a=commit;h=05b653355ce303ada3b5e0e645ae717fea39186c

Severity score breakdown

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