RULE(RULE ID:711202)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2017-06-29
Rule Name: Videolan VLC Media Player Parsejss Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8311)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: 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.
Impact: A buffer overflow vulnerability can be triggered by an attacker in the context of the vulnerable product. Further attacks include arbitrary code execution and denial of service.
Affected OS: Windows
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:98634
ExploitDB:44514
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git
a=commitdiff
Solutions
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http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.2.5.html