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VideoLAN VLC Media Player CVE-2017-8311 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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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-logoAffected Applications

VLC Media Player

CVE References

CVE-2017-8311

Other References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8311
ID 61875
Created Jan 06, 2020
Description
Updated		 Apr 19, 2024
Risk black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon
Coverage FortiClient
OS Windows
Vendor VideoLAN
Patch manual
Application VLC Media Player