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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2007-0017 EUVD-2007-0021GHSA-xh7p-83h3-2grw

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) the cdio_log_handler function in modules/access/cdda/access.c in the CDDA (libcdda_plugin) pl…

Published Jan 3, 2007 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: vlc Ecosystem: Debian

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 vlc 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2 —
Debian 13 vlc 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2 —
Debian 12 vlc 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2 —
Debian 4.0 vlc 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-3 DSA-1252-1
Debian 3.1 vlc 0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2 DSA-1252-1

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Exploit-DB 2

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Advisories 1

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