CVE-2007-6682 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-01-17

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 34.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1543-1	New vlc packages fix several vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.34376.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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/threaded
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

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:18:20.612Z

Reserved: 2008-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6682

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-01-17T01:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-6682

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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