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CVE-2017-83111 exploit

Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows att…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.8%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

8.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-44514 VLC Media Player/Kodi/PopcornTime 'Red Chimera' < 2.2.5 - Memory Corruption (PoC) · dos · 2018-04-24

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • VideoLAN VLC

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201707-10 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/44514/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/98634 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • git.videolan.org /?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3899 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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