Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process via a crafted subtitles file
Published May 23, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.49%
Description
Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process via a crafted subtitles file.
Affected products
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- 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01494) | 73.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 81.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 49.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 49.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 47.32th | 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/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=05b653355ce303ada3b5e0e645ae717fea39186c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98633 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=05b653355ce303ada3b5e0e645ae717fea39186c | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98633 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
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