CVE-2007-3468

Description

input.c in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 0.8.6c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WAV file that causes an uninitialized i_nb_resamplers variable to be used.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.17% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471933/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14744	vdb entry signature
http://osvdb.org/38992	vdb entry
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-001-vlc.txt	patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1332	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25980	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3468?: CVE-2007-3468 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3468?: To fix CVE-2007-3468, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3468 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3468 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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