Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in VideoLAN...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5519
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015
- http://osvdb.org/42208
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
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