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CVE-2017-10699

CRITICALEPSS 90th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

vlcDebian

Fixed in:2.2.6-3CVE-2017-10699

Fixed in:2.2.6-3CVE-2017-10699

Fixed in:2.2.6-3CVE-2017-10699

Fixed in:2.2.6-3CVE-2017-10699

libvlc5Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

libvlccore7Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

libvlccore8Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-dataUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-noxUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-plugin-fluidsynthUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-plugin-jackUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-plugin-notifyUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-plugin-pulseUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-plugin-sambaUbuntu

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-plugin-sdlUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-plugin-svgUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

vlc-plugin-zvbiUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1USN-4805-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

trac.videolan.org

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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