CVE-2007-0017

Videolan Vlc Media Player - Format String Vulnerability

Title source: rule

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) the cdio_log_handler function in modules/access/cdda/access.c in the CDDA (libcdda_plugin) plugin, and the (2) cdio_log_handler and (3) vcd_log_handler functions in modules/access/vcdx/access.c in the VCDX (libvcdx_plugin) plugin, in VideoLAN VLC 0.7.0 through 0.8.6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI, as demonstrated by a udp://-- URI in an M3U file.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MoAB · perllocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3070
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MoAB · perldososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3069

Scores

EPSS 0.5121
EPSS Percentile 97.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-134
Status published
Products (10)
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.7.0
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.7.1
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.7.2
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.8.0
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.8.1
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.8.2
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.8.4
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.8.4a
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.8.5
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.8.6
Published Jan 03, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026