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CVE-2017-8311

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CVE-2017-8311

Published: May 23, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subtitles file.

VendorProductVersions

VideoLAN

VLC

affected
<2.2.5

References

GLSA-201707-10
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
44514
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
98634
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
DSA-3899
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN

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