CVE-2007-6682
Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 15.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Connection parameter.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d - 'httpd_FileCallBack' Remote Format String (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5519remote, windowspublished 28 Apr 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5519 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 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 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.1% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- 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
- 28233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14790 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 5519 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 27015 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 42208 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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
- 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)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-6646 (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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