CVE-2017-8311 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 8.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.84% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-05-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| videolan | vlc media player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VLC Media Player/Kodi/PopcornTime 'Red Chimera' < 2.2.5 - Memory Corruption (PoC) | 2018-04-24 |
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/
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