CVE-2007-0256
VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .wmv file.
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- mitre
Description
VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .wmv 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.
Exploit-DB2 entries
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6a - Denial of Service (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3119dos, windowspublished 12 Jan 2007Verified
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6a - Denial of Service (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 29443dos, windowspublished 11 Jan 2007Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
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 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.0% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 22003 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 39022 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14698 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22003.py (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- vlcmediaplayer-wmv-dos(31515) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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-2007-0258 (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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