CVE-2017-8310

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
checkpointCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 56%
VendorProductVersion
videolanvlc_media_player
2.2.0
videolanvlc_media_player
2.2.1
videolanvlc_media_player
2.2.2
videolanvlc_media_player
2.2.3
videolanvlc_media_player
2.2.4
videolanvlc_media_player
2.2.5
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
vlc
bullseye (security)
3.0.21-0+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye
3.0.21-0+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
3.0.21-0+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
3.0.21-0+deb12u1
fixed
sid
3.0.21-2
fixed
trixie
3.0.21-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
vlc
zesty
Fixed 2.2.4-14ubuntu2.1
released
yakkety
ignored
xenial
Fixed 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3
released
trusty
Fixed 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=modules/codec/subsdec.c%3Bh=addd8c71f30d53558fffd19059b374be45cf0f8e%3Bhp=1b4276e299a2a6668047231d29ac705ae93076ba%3Bhb=7cac839692ab79dbfe5e4ebd4c4e37d9a8b1b328%3Bhpb=3477dba3d506de8d95bccef2c6b67861188f6c29
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98638
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=modules/codec/subsdec.c%3Bh=addd8c71f30d53558fffd19059b374be45cf0f8e%3Bhp=1b4276e299a2a6668047231d29ac705ae93076ba%3Bhb=7cac839692ab79dbfe5e4ebd4c4e37d9a8b1b328%3Bhpb=3477dba3d506de8d95bccef2c6b67861188f6c29
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98638
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10