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CVE-2017-9300

Published: 29 May 2017

plugins\codec\libflac_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted FLAC file.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vlc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty
Released (2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.4)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty
Released (2.2.4-14ubuntu2.2)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git;a=commit;h=55a82442cfea9dab8b853f3a4610f2880c5fadf3

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H