VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-6682
Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Connection parameter.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 15.1%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Connection parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 15.14% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- videolan/vlc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
- http://osvdb.org/42208
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threadedExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5519
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
- http://osvdb.org/42208
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threadedExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5519
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.