vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-8311)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 23, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 23, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-8311
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-8311
- URL-http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6
- URL-http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201706-1
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
- URL-https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/
- CWE-119
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