CVE-2007-6683
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Downstream
Modified
Published: 17 Jan 2008, 00:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 16:18
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100 CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.9% LOW
1% probability +0.16%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
17 Jan 2008, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 16:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
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 Metrics
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.90%• Percentile: 76%
Affected Systems
- videolan•vlc
0.8.6d
References (11)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28712
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://osvdb.org/42205
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://osvdb.org/42206
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14619
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23197
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml