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CVE-2017-8310

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Published: May 23, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

Heap out-of-bound read in CreateHtmlSubtitle in VideoLAN VLC 2.2.x due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process (causing a denial of service) via a crafted subtitles file.

Affected (6)

Videolan
1 product
Vlc Media Player
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Videolan
Vlc Media Player
Version 2.2.0
Vlc Media Player
Version 2.2.1
Vlc Media Player
Version 2.2.2
Vlc Media Player
Version 2.2.3
Vlc Media Player
Version 2.2.4
Vlc Media Player
Version 2.2.5

Related CWEs

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (8)

Source: cve@checkpoint.com
Source: cve@checkpoint.com
Source: cve@checkpoint.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@checkpoint.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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