CVE-2017-8312

Published: May 23, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-125

5.5MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

VideoLAN

oss-project·FRaka vlc

vlc media playerOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / media-player

VLCOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / media-player

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»

commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra

Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

VideoLAN organization

oss-project·FRaka videolan.org, videolan

VLC Media PlayerOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / media-player

debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=44892734

wiki.astralinux.ru

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=blobdiff;f=modules/demux/subtitle.c;h=5e4fcdb7f25b2819f5441156c7c0ea2a7d112ca3;hp=2a75fbfb7c3f56b24b2e4498bbb8fe0aa2575974;hb=611398fc8d32f3fe4331f60b220c52ba3557beaa;hpb=075bc7169b05b004fa0250e4a4ce5516b05487a9

git.videolan.org

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899

debian.org

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