Heap out-of-bound read in CreateHtmlSubtitle in VideoLAN VLC 2.2.x due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process (causing a denial of service) via a crafted subtitles file.
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DSA-3899-1 | vlc security update |
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EUVD-2017-17271 | Heap out-of-bound read in CreateHtmlSubtitle in VideoLAN VLC 2.2.x due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process (causing a denial of service) via a crafted subtitles file. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: checkpoint
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:21.655Z
Reserved: 2017-04-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-8310

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-05-23T21:29:00.180
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-8310

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