CVE-2007-6682

Public Exploit

Description

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 21.62% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29284	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28233	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790	signature vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5519	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/42208	vdb entry
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded	exploit mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29766	third party advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6682?: CVE-2007-6682 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6682?: To fix CVE-2007-6682, 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-2007-6682 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-6682 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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