Type conversion in VLC Media Player - CVE-2017-17670
Published: May 18, 2018 / Updated: May 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12836
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17670
CWE-ID: CWE-704
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VideoLAN
Affected software:
VLC Media Player
VLC Media Player
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in the MP4 demux module due to type conversion leading to a invalid free, because the type of a box may be changed between a read operation and a free operation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening specially crafted input and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-17670
Install update from vendor's website.