Vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2007-0017
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) the cdio_log_handler function in modules/access/cdda/access.c in the CDDA (libcdda_plugin) plugin, and the (2) cdio_log_handler and (3) vcd_log_handler functions in modules/access/vcdx/access.c in the VCDX (libvcdx_plugin) plugin, in VideoLAN VLC 0.7.0 through 0.8.6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI, as demonstrated by a udp://-- URI in an M3U file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.121 (96.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.121 · newest: 0.121 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player — versions 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21852 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0026 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23971 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31226 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/31163 (vdb-entry)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_xine.html (vendor-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23829 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.videolan.org/patches/vlc-0.8.6-MOAB-02-01-2007.patch (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/23592 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-0017?
- CVE-2007-0017 is a vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. Published 2007-01-03.
- Is CVE-2007-0017 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.