CVE-2017-9300 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

plugins\codec\libflac_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted FLAC file.

Published: 2017-05-29

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 3.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4045-1	vlc security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18236	plugins\codec\libflac_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted FLAC file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03446.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/04/multiple-crashes-in-vlc-224.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98747
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4045

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-29T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:02:44.157Z

Reserved: 2017-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9300

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-29T19:29:00.360

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:27:51.077

Link: CVE-2017-9300

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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