CVE-2017-8312 is a medium-severity heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC, specifically affecting the ParseJSS function, which allows attackers to read uninitialized heap data through a crafted subtitles file. The attack requires local access and user interaction (opening the malicious file), with a high potential impact on confidentiality. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, affected Debian and VideoLAN VLC installations should be patched.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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