Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in plugins in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 0.8.6c allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in (1) an Ogg/Vorbis file, (2) an Ogg/Theora file, (3) a CDDB entry for a CD Digital Audio (CDDA) file, or (4) Service Announce Protocol (SAP) multicast packets.
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | vlc | 0.8.6.c-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vlc | 0.8.6.c-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | vlc | 0.8.6.c-1 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | vlc | 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5etch1 | DSA-1332-1 |
| Debian 3.1 | vlc | 0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge3 | DSA-1332-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1332-1 vlc Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- GLSA-200707-12 vendor-advisory
- 20070621 VLC 0.8.6b format string vulnerability & integer overflow mailing-list
- 37382 vdb-entry
- 24555 vdb-entry
- VU#200928 third-party-advisory
- 26269 third-party-advisory
- 37381 vdb-entry
- 37380 vdb-entry
- http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-001-vlc.txt
- ADV-2007-2262 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14600 vdb-entry signature
- 37379 vdb-entry
- 25753 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1332 vendor-advisory
- 25980 third-party-advisory
- http://www.videolan.org/sa0702.html