CVE-2007-6683

N/A Unknown

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

Description

The 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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://osvdb.org/42205

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/42206

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29284

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29766

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/bid/28712

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14619

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23197

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.html