Description
Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC due to missing check of string length allows attackers to read heap uninitialized data via a crafted subtitles file.
Published: 2017-05-23
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3899-1 vlc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17273 Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC due to missing check of string length allows attackers to read heap uninitialized data via a crafted subtitles file.
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Debian Debian Linux
Videolan Vlc Media Player
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: checkpoint

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:22.183Z

Reserved: 2017-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8312

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-23T21:29:00.257

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8312

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