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CVE-2017-8311
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-23T21:29:00.227 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:26:10.143

Summary

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.

Affected products

videolan — vlc_media_player

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References

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