CVE-2017-8311 (GCVE-0-2017-8311)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-23 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 16:34
Severity ?
CWE
  • Allows attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subtitles file.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
VideoLAN VLC Version: <2.2.5
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