Name: CVE-2017-8311: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-8311, CWE-119, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.08765

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	May 23, 2017
Debian	—	Upgrade vlc	Jun 29, 2017	May 23, 2017
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade media-video/vlc.	Oct 30, 2017	May 23, 2017
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade vlc	Nov 19, 2024	May 23, 2017

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