vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-8311: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 23, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 23, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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
gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-video-vlc
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