CVE-2017-17670
vlc - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.3%
Description
In VideoLAN VLC media player through 2.2.8, there is a type conversion vulnerability in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in the MP4 demux module leading to a invalid free, because the type of a box may be changed between a read operation and a free operation.
How to fix CVE-2017-17670
To remediate CVE-2017-17670, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 3.0.0~rc2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.0.2-0+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-17670 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.0.0~rc2-1
- from 0, < 3.0.2-0+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |