Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017106990000000
Revision Date:2017-06-30Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-10699 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
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. It was discovered that VLC mishandled certain crafted media files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-10699
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND vlc package in bionic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '2.2.6-2ubuntu1').
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