High severity · published May 29, 2017
CVE-2017-9300
plugins\codec\libflac_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have…
7.8
CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
plugins\codec\libflac_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted FLAC file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VM
Vlc Media Player · Videolan
through 2.2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9300
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9300
Exploit
http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/04/multiple-crashes-in-vlc-224.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98747
www.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4045
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