| Name | CVE-2017-8311 |
| Description | Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subtitles file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3899-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| vlc (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.0.21-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 3.0.21-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.0.21-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| vlc | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| vlc | source | jessie | 2.2.6-1~deb8u1 | | DSA-3899-1 | |
| vlc | source | (unstable) | 2.2.5-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - vlc <end-of-life> (Not supported in wheezy LTS)
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6