CVE-2007-0017
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) the cdio_log_handler function in modules/access/cdda/access.c in the CDDA (libcdda_plugin)…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 12.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 (PPC) - 'udp://' Format String (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3069dos, osxpublished 2 Jan 2007Verified
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 (x86) - 'udp://' Format String (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3070local, osxpublished 2 Jan 2007Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 18 years later
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Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
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)
- 12.4% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
20
- 21852 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2007-0026 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 23971 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- vlcmediaplayer-udp-format-string(31226) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31163 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1017464 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 23829 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.videolan.org/patches/vlc-0.8.6-MOAB-02-01-2007.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 23592 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23910 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://applefun.blogspot.com/2007/01/moab-02-01-2007-vlc-media-player-udp.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-200701-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14313 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.videolan.org/sa0701.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/18481 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [vlc-devel] 20070102 Security hole in VLC media player for Mac... (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-1252 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/code/macosx/MOAB_Day_2.20070103045559.6753.timor.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-0021 (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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