Heap corruption in VLC Media Player - CVE-2017-9300
Published: November 22, 2017 / Updated: November 22, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9403
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9300
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to heap corruption in pluginscodeclibflac_plugin.dll when processing a specially crafted FLAC file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted FLAC file, trigger heap corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
VLC Media Player
Arch Linux
Arch Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9300
Install update from vendor's website.