vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8311.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8311",
  "details": "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.",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-8311"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    },
    {
      "type": "Ubuntu",
      "score": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "published": "2017-05-23T21:29:00Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:15Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "vlc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.0.8-1",
        "2.1.1-1",
        "2.1.2-1",
        "2.1.2-2",
        "2.1.2-2build1",
        "2.1.2-2build2",
        "2.1.4-0ubuntu14.04.1",
        "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
        "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2"
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            "binary_name": "libvlc5",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libvlccore7",
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          {
            "binary_name": "vlc",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vlc-data",
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          {
            "binary_name": "vlc-nox",
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          {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth",
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          {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack",
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          {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify",
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          {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-pulse",
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          {
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            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-zvbi",
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        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    },
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        "name": "vlc",
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      },
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              "introduced": "0"
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        "2.2.2-1",
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        "2.2.2-3build1",
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            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth",
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            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack",
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            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify",
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          {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-samba",
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            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-sdl",
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          {
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          {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-zvbi",
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        "availability": "No subscription required"
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8311"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8311"
    }
  ]
}