CVE-2007-6682

N/A Unknown

Published: January 17, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/42208

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28233

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29284

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29766

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5519

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt