Vulnerability identifier: #VU6887

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8310

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
VLC Media Player
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: VideoLAN

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in CreateHtmlSubtitle in VideoLAN VLC, when processing subtitles. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted subtitle, trick the victim into loading it and trigger application crash via out-of-bounds read.

Mitigation
Update to version 2.2.5.1.

Vulnerable software versions

VLC Media Player: 2.2.1 - 2.2.5

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External links
http://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/05/23/hacked-in-translation/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.