HIGH
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
Published May 23, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.84%
Description
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.
Affected products
-
- Version <2.2.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- ≤ 2.2.4
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.84% 0.08836
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08836
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.84% (0.08836) | 95.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 8.84% (0.08836) | 94.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 10.79% (0.10785) | 95.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 8.84% (0.08836) | 94.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 10.79% (0.10785) | 95.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 8.84% (0.08836) | 94.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 10.79% (0.10785) | 95.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 8.84% (0.08836) | 94.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 10.79% (0.10785) | 95.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.77% (0.08765) | 94.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 7.89% (0.07890) | 91.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 9.95% (0.09953) | 92.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 29, 2025 | 8.76% (0.08758) | 92.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 5.51% (0.05509) | 89.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.34% (0.09341) | 92.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.63% (0.15635) | 91.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.34% (0.09341) | 92.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.18% (0.10183) | 95.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 10.18% (0.10183) | 94.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 10.97% (0.10970) | 94.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2023 | 5.33% (0.05334) | 91.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 6.31% (0.06312) | 92.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.20% (0.08200) | 93.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.13% (0.03134) | 83.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.13% (0.03134) | 65.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 9.08% (0.09079) | 86.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 9.08% (0.09079) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner checkpoint
Published May 23, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 28, 2017
Link CVE-2017-8311
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a