CVE-2017-8311
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-8311
- Assigner
- cve@checkpoint.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-05-23T21:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-04-27T01:29:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.2.4 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8311 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8311 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:45:11 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 17:16:29 | 2017-05-23T21:29Z | 2017-05-23T21:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 17:16:29 | 2018-04-27T01:29:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 17:16:29 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |