Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-8313

Description

Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process via a crafted subtitles file.

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Affected products

VideoLAN/VLC media player
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.2.4
VideoLAN/Vlcv5
Range: < 2.2.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.videolan.orgnvd
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98633nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10nvd

News mentions

ABB Ability Camera Connect
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