{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@checkpoint.com", "ID": "CVE-2017-8311", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "VLC", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "<2.2.5" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "VideoLAN" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Allows attacker to execute arbitrary code." } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "GLSA-201707-10", "refsource": "GENTOO", "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10" }, { "name": "44514", "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB", "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44514/" }, { "name": "98634", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98634" }, { "name": "http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=775de716add17322f24b476439f903a829446eb6" }, { "name": "DSA-3899", "refsource": "DEBIAN", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3899" } ] } }