{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17670","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-22T11:20:33.597770Z","published":"2017-12-15T09:29:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2017-17670"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17670"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/15/1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/15/1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/15/5"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17670"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.2.1-3","2.2.1-5","2.2.2-1","2.2.2-2","2.2.2-3","2.2.2-3build1","2.2.2-4","2.2.2-5","2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.1","2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.2","2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3","2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4","2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2","2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm3","2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libvlc5","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"libvlccore8","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc-data","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc-nox","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-fluidsynth","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-jack","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-notify","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-samba","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-sdl","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-svg","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-zvbi","binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17670.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}