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CVE-2007-6681
Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows...
Vulnerability Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in a (1) MicroDvd, (2) SSA, and (3) Vplayer file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5667
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14334
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0801.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/033394.html
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/032672.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://osvdb.org/42207
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 17th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.