CVE-2007-6684

Description

The RTSP module in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request without a Transport parameter, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.95% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29284 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14876 vdb entry signature
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-September/034722.html mailing list
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/22023
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6684?
CVE-2007-6684 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6684?
To fix CVE-2007-6684, 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-2007-6684 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-6684 is being actively exploited. 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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