Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201783110000000
Revision Date:2017-05-23Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-8311 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:Potential heap based buffer overflow in ParseJSS in VideoLAN VLC before 2.2.5 due to skipping NULL terminator in an input string allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subtitles file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-8311
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND vlc package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3').
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