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CVE-2017-8311

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Date: May 23, 2017

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (9)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8311
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8311
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-8311
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-8311

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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