CVE-2007-6682: videolan vlc
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-6682 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in videolan vlc. EPSS estimates a 15.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 28-04-2008)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 17-01-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
15.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 15.14% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d - 'httpd_FileCallBack' Remote Format String
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- vlc< 0.8.6.c-4.1
Videolan1 product
- vlc≤ 0.8.6d
2 vendors · 2 products
References
14 links
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 14 references
- aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txtX Refsource MISC