Out-of-Bounds Affecting vlc package, versions <2.2.5-1
Threat Intelligence
Snyk has a published code exploit for this vulnerability.
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-VLC-5699000
- published23 May 2017
- disclosed23 May 2017
Introduced: 23 May 2017
CVE-2017-8311 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 vlc to version 2.2.5-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vlc package and not the vlc package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8311
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-8311
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514