CVE-2007-6683

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-6683
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-01-17 01:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Videolan Vlc 0.8.6d All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
osvdb.org/42205 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
#1371 (Security issue: browser plugins input) - VLC - Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.videolan.org
osvdb.org/42206 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1543-1 vlc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[vlc-devel] Regarding "obscure" security problem af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mailman.videolan.org Exploit
Gentoo update for vlc - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Error: Not Found – VLC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.videolan.org
VLC Media Player Browser Plugin Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian update for vlc - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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