CVE-2017-17670

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    CVE-2017-17670

    Published: 15 Dec 2017Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In VideoLAN VLC media player through 2.2.8, there is a type conversion vulnerability in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in the MP4 demux module leading to a invalid free, because the type of a box may be changed between a read operation and a free operation.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102214, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040938, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4203, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/15/1

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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