CVE-2017-8311

Publication date 23 May 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vlc 17.04 zesty
Fixed 2.2.4-14ubuntu2.1
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3

Patch details

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Package Patch details
vlc

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
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

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