VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-8311
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability8.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer