5.5med
CVE-2017-8313
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 be…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- VideoLAN VLC
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201707-10 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/98633 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3899 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- git.videolan.org /?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=05b653355ce303ada3b5e0e645ae717fea39186c · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8313
- NVD: CVE-2017-8313
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