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TI-2017-12933 Aliases CVE-2017-17670GHSA-6p8x-v4m8-8pvg

In VideoLAN VLC media player through 2.2.8, there is a type conversion vulnerability in…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02155 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.2.8VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.8 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17670
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6p8x-v4m8-8pvg

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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