CVE-2017-8312
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC due to missing check of string length allows attackers to read heap uninitialized data via a crafted subtitles file.
How to fix CVE-2017-8312
To remediate CVE-2017-8312, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 2.2.6-1~deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-8312 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.2.6-1~deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |