Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC due to missing check of string length allows attackers to read heap uninitialized data via a crafted subtitles file
Published May 23, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.37%
Description
Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC due to missing check of string length allows attackers to read heap uninitialized data via a crafted subtitles file.
Affected products
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- Version AllStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 1
- < 2.2.6
Configuration 2
- 8.0
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01369) | 70.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01369) | 70.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 43.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 42.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 32.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 42.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=modules/demux/subtitle.c%3Bh=5e4fcdb7f25b2819f5441156c7c0ea2a7d112ca3%3Bhp=2a75fbfb7c3f56b24b2e4498bbb8fe0aa2575974%3Bhb=611398fc8d32f3fe4331f60b220c52ba3557beaa%3Bhpb=075bc7169b05b004fa0250e4a4ce5516b05487a9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98631 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=modules/demux/subtitle.c%3Bh=5e4fcdb7f25b2819f5441156c7c0ea2a7d112ca3%3Bhp=2a75fbfb7c3f56b24b2e4498bbb8fe0aa2575974%3Bhb=611398fc8d32f3fe4331f60b220c52ba3557beaa%3Bhpb=075bc7169b05b004fa0250e4a4ce5516b05487a9 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98631 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.