CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-17670

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In VideoLAN VLC media player through version 2.2.8, there is a type conversion vulnerability in the MP4 demux module that leads to an invalid free. The type of a box may change between a read operation and a free operation.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to application crashes or potential execution of malicious code, posing a security threat to the user's system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update VLC media player to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In VideoLAN VLC media player through 2.2.8, there is a type conversion vulnerability in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in the MP4 demux module leading to a invalid free, because the type of a box may be changed between a read operation and a free operation.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS