CVE-2017-8310
vlc - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
Heap out-of-bound read in CreateHtmlSubtitle in VideoLAN VLC 2.2.x due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process (causing a denial of service) via a crafted subtitles file.
How to fix CVE-2017-8310
To remediate CVE-2017-8310, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 2.2.5.1-1~deb9u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.2.6-1~deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-8310 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.2.5.1-1~deb9u1
- from 0, < 2.2.6-1~deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |