CVE-2007-6683: 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…

PriorityP427medium5CVSS 2.0

AVNACLAuNCNIPAN

EPSS

2.78%

84.6th percentile

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.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	vlc	< vlc 0.8.6.c-4.1 (bookworm)	vlc 0.8.6.c-4.1 (bookworm)
videolan	vlc	—	—
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 0.8.6.c-4.1	0.8.6.c-4.1
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 0.8.6.c-4.1	0.8.6.c-4.1
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 0.8.6.c-4.1	0.8.6.c-4.1
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 0.8.6.c-4.1	0.8.6.c-4.1

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

osv5.0MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.0MEDIUM

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