CVE-2017-17670
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.0.0~rc2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.0.0~rc2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.0.0~rc2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.0.0~rc2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.0.0~rc2-1 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| videolan | vlc_media_player | {"endIncluding":"2.2.8"} | |
References
CWEs
CWE-416
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.