CVE-2017-10699

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: June 30, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/18467
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038816
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/18467
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4045
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.5%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

videolan