CVE-2017-8311

HIGH

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 v3.1 Score

7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 5/23/2017Modified: 5/13/2026

Related Intelligence (1)

CRITICALSupply Chain

ABB Ability Camera Connect

<p><a href="https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-146-05.json"><strong>View CSAF</strong></a></p> <h2>Summary</h2> <p><strong>ABB is aware of public reports of vulnerabilities in a 3rd party component VLC media player Version 2.2.4 which was delivered together with the installation package of Camera Connect Version 1.5.0.14 and below. An update is available

CVE-2024-46461CVE-2023-47360
CISA Advisories

References (10)

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/