Is CVE-2017-10699 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-10699 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-10699?

CVE-2017-10699 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-10699?

Patch guidance is available from videolan security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-10699.

Fix CVE-2017-10699 - CRITICAL videolan vlc media player

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-10699?

9 products: videolan vlc media player, videolan vlc media player, videolan vlc media player, videolan vlc media player, videolan vlc media player, and 4 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: VIDEOLAN
Published: 6/30/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

videolan : vlc_media_playervideolan : vlc_media_playervideolan : vlc_media_playervideolan : vlc_media_playervideolan : vlc_media_playervideolan : vlc_media_playervideolan : vlc_media_playervideolan : vlc_media_playervideolan : vlc_media_player

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD