CVE-2017-10699: videolan vlc_media_player Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesMGASA-2017-0424MGASA-2017-0433UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10699DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10699
Published 30-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-10699 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 4.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
4.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 30-06-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
avcodec 2.2.x, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.7-x before 2017-06-29, allows out-of-bounds heap memory write due to calling memcpy() with a wrong size, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly code execution.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
4.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.51% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score4.51%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- vlc< 2.2.6-3
Mageia1 product
- vlc< 2.2.8-1.0.mga5 | < 2.2.8-1.0.mga5.tainted
Ubuntu1 product
- vlc< 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1 | < 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 2.2.5.1 | 2.2.6 | 2.2.7
4 vendors · 4 products
