High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17670

Description

In VideoLAN VLC media player through 2.2.8, there is a type conversion vulnerability in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in the MP4 demux module leading to a invalid free, because the type of a box may be changed between a read operation and a free operation.

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Affected products

VideoLAN/VLC media playerinferred3 versions
<=2.2.8+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2.2.8
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.2.8
- (no CPE)range: <=2.2.8
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/15/1nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102214nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040938nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4203nvdThird Party Advisory

News mentions

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CISA ICS Advisories

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