UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8311

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8311

    Published: 23 May 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8311

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8311, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8311

    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
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High