CVE-2017-17670

mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileCHEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.15% (82nd) EPSS
CVSS 6.8 · medium
Is it mine?
9 products
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · abb_psirt · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedAbility Camera Connectabb_psirt

    The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.

  • FixedAbility Camera Connectcisa_csaf_ot

    The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.

  • MitigationAbility Camera Connectabb_psirt

    The affected VLC component is deployed exclusively in fully isolated, air gapped environments with no internet connectivity and tightly controlled external sources. Exploitation of CVE 2017 17670 re-quires a user to open a specifically crafted MP4 file containing a type conversion error in the demuxer. Since the system only processes trusted media files—validated through internal procedures and se-cured media channels—the probability of exposure to hostile MP4 content is minimal. Therefore, the risk of successful exploitation is significantly mitigated by the restricted deployment context.

  • MitigationAbility Camera Connectcisa_csaf_ot

    The affected VLC component is deployed exclusively in fully isolated, air gapped environments with no internet connectivity and tightly controlled external sources. Exploitation of CVE 2017 17670 re-quires a user to open a specifically crafted MP4 file containing a type conversion error in the demuxer. Since the system only processes trusted media files—validated through internal procedures and se-cured media channels—the probability of exposure to hostile MP4 content is minimal. Therefore, the risk of successful exploitation is significantly mitigated by the restricted deployment context.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4
v3.08.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
v3.08.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ABB PSIRT
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-416USprimaryCWE-416USCWE-416US
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affected products (9)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • 4HZM000603ABB Ability Camera Connect Vulnerabilities in outdated 3rd party component (VLC)2025-11-27csaf · abb_psirtCH

    ABB is aware of public reports of vulnerabilities in a 3rd party component VLC media player Version 2.2.4 which was delivered together with the installation package of Camera Connect Version 1.5.0.14 and below. An update is available that resolves a privately reported outdated 3rd party component with vulnerabilities in the product versions listed as affected in this advisory. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities in the 3rd party component could potentially compromise the system in different ways.

  • ICSA-26-146-05ABB Ability Camera Connect2025-11-27icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    ABB is aware of public reports of vulnerabilities in a 3rd party component VLC media player Version 2.2.4 which was delivered together with the installation package of Camera Connect Version 1.5.0.14 and below. An update is available that resolves a privately reported outdated 3rd party component with vulnerabilities in the product versions listed as affected in this advisory. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities in the 3rd party component could potentially compromise the system in different ways.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdabb_psirtcisa_csaf_otnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2017-12-15modified 2026-06-17
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references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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