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CVE-2017-8312

Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC due to missing check of string length allows attackers to read heap uninitialized data…

Medium5.5EPSS 1.4%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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Description

Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC due to missing check of string length allows attackers to read heap uninitialized data via a crafted subtitles file.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-8312, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

  • Allows attacker to read heap uninitialized data (potentially beyond allocated data - depends on heap implementation).
  • CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

  • VideoLAN · VLC

    • affected All

References (4)

Sources

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Record last updated .