VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-6683
The browser plugin in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the :demuxdump-file option in a filename in a playlist, or (2) a EXTVLCOPT statement in an MP3 file, possibly an argument injection vulnerability.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.78%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The browser plugin in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the :demuxdump-file option in a filename in a playlist, or (2) a EXTVLCOPT statement in an MP3 file, possibly an argument injection vulnerability.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.78% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- videolan/vlc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.htmlExploit
- http://osvdb.org/42205
- http://osvdb.org/42206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28712
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14619
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23197
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.htmlExploit
- http://osvdb.org/42205
- http://osvdb.org/42206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28712
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14619
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23197
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.