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CVE-2007-6262
A certain ActiveX control in axvlc.dll in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6 before 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted…
Medium6.8EPSS 11.1%
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- mitre
Description
A certain ActiveX control in axvlc.dll in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6 before 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the (1) addTarget, (2) getVariable, or (3) setVariable function, resulting from a "bad initialized pointer," aka a "recursive plugin release vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.1% · top 4.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- vlcmediaplayer-activex-memory-overwrite(38816) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.videolan.org/sa0703.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4061 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2035 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14280 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 27878 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20071204 CORE-2007-1004: VLC Activex Bad Pointer Initialization Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 26675 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 3420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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