CVE-2017-8310

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Heap out-of-bound read in CreateHtmlSubtitle in VideoLAN VLC 2.2.x due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process (causing a denial of service) via a crafted subtitles file.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EPSS
66.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 23, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (8)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-8310?
CVE-2017-8310 is a medium vulnerability published on May 23, 2017. Heap out-of-bound read in CreateHtmlSubtitle in VideoLAN VLC 2.2.x due to missing check of string termination allows attackers to read data beyond allocated memory and potentially crash the process (causing a denial of service) via a crafted subtitles file.
When was CVE-2017-8310 disclosed?
CVE-2017-8310 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 23, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-8310 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-8310 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 66.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-8310?
CVE-2017-8310 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-8310?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-8310, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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