UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17670

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17670
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17670.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17670
Upstream
Published
2017-12-15T09:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:32Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.1-3
2.2.1-5
2.2.2-1
2.2.2-2
2.2.2-3
2.2.2-3build1
2.2.2-4
2.2.2-5
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.2
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm3
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

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    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "libvlc-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "libvlc5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "libvlccore-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "libvlccore8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-samba"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-sdl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-svg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-zvbi"
        }
    ]
}