avcodec 2.2.x, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.7-x before 2017-06-29, allows out-of-bounds heap memory write due to calling memcpy() with a wrong size, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly code execution
Published Jun 30, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.51%
Description
avcodec 2.2.x, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.7-x before 2017-06-29, allows out-of-bounds heap memory write due to calling memcpy() with a wrong size, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly code execution.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.4
- 2.2.5
- 2.2.5.1
- 2.2.6
- 2.2.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.51% (0.04513) | 91.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.48% (0.04476) | 90.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 63.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 75.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 73.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 70.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 70.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 65.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 70.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 81.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 79.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 59.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.40% (0.02398) | 58.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 35.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 34.42th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 74.42th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038816 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/18467 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4045 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038816 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/18467 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4045 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
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