UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8310
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Summary:
Details: 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.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8310, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8310
Affected packages
Package
Name: vlc
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3
Affected versions
2.0.8-1
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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