fkie_cve-2007-6682
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-01-17 01:00
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/42208
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28233
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29284
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29766
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550
cve@mitre.orghttp://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threadedExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5519
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/42208
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threadedExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5519
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
videolan vlc *


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