CVE-2007-6682 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Videolan	Vlc

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2007-6682

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-6682

Redhat

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