CVE-2017-9300

Publication date 29 May 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vlc 17.04 zesty
Fixed 2.2.4-14ubuntu2.2
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.4

Patch details

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Package Patch details
vlc

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H