CVE-2007-3316: videolan vlc_media_player
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-3316 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 17.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 21-06-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in plugins in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 0.8.6c allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in (1) an Ogg/Vorbis file, (2) an Ogg/Theora file, (3) a CDDB entry for a CD Digital Audio (CDDA) file, or (4) Service Announce Protocol (SAP) multicast packets.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
17.08%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 17.08% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- vlc< 0.8.6.c-1
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player0.8.6a | 0.8.6b
2 vendors · 2 products
References
17 links- www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-001-vlc.txtX Refsource MISC
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- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14600VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL