CVE-2017-8313

mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileCHEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.48% (74th) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · abb_psirt · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Heap out-of-bound read in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process via a crafted subtitles file.

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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

    Even though the affected VLC version (2.2.4) contains this vulnerability, the software is deployed in fully air-gapped environments with no external or internet-facing connectivity. As a result, the likeli-hood of exploiting this vulnerability is extremely low.

  • MitigationAbility Camera Connectcisa_csaf_ot

    Even though the affected VLC version (2.2.4) contains this vulnerability, the software is deployed in fully air-gapped environments with no external or internet-facing connectivity. As a result, the likeli-hood of exploiting this vulnerability is extremely low.

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cvss

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

5.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9
v3.05.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6
v3.05.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ABB PSIRT
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-125USprimaryCWE-125USCWE-125US
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affected products (8)

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 2017-05-23modified 2026-06-17
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references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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