CVE-2017-9300

Publication date 29 May 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
vlc	17.04 zesty	Fixed 2.2.4-14ubuntu2.2
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.4

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
vlc	Upstream: https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git;a=commit;h=55a82442cfea9dab8b853f3a4610f2880c5fadf3

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