vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-9300)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 29, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 29, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
It was discovered that plugins\codec\libflac_plugin.so in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a heap corruption and application crash leading to denial of service or possibly execution of arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC file.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-9300
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-9300
- http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/04/multiple-crashes-in-vlc-224.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98747
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-18236
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201712-4
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4045
- CWE-119
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-18236
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