Heap-based buffer overflow in VLC Media Player - CVE-2017-8311
Published: May 24, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6673
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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8311
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: VideoLAN
Affected software:
VLC Media Player
VLC Media Player
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and take over the device.
The weakness exists due to a boundary error in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC when processing subtitles. A remote attacker can create specially crafted subtitle file, which when loaded by the target user with the help of affected software leads to arbitrary code execution.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full control over the affected PC.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8311
Update to version 2.2.5.1.