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CVE-2007-6681
Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
High7.5EPSS 17.3%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in a (1) MicroDvd, (2) SSA, and (3) Vplayer file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 17.3% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (18)
- 29284 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1543 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 3550 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 5667 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14334 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0801.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 27015 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [vlc-devel] 20070630 vlc: svn commit r20715 (fenrir) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29800 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [vlc-devel] 20070626 subtitle processing overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20071224 Buffer-overflow and format string in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 29766 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 42207 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-200803-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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