CVE-2007-6683: videolan vlc
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-6683 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in videolan vlc. EPSS estimates a 2.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 17-01-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability 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
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.78%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.78% 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
1 foundExploit Reference (mailman.videolan.org)
Maturity: unknown
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
- vlc0.8.6d
2 vendors · 2 products
References
12 links
- mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTExploit
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14619VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371X Refsource CONFIRM
- trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23197X Refsource CONFIRM