CVE-2007-0017

critical

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14313

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31226

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2007-0021

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0026

http://www.videolan.org/sa0701.html

http://www.videolan.org/patches/vlc-0.8.6-MOAB-02-01-2007.patch

http://www.via.ecp.fr/via/ml/vlc-devel/2007-01/msg00005.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21852

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_xine.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1252

http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/18481

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017464

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/23971

http://secunia.com/advisories/23910

http://secunia.com/advisories/23829

http://secunia.com/advisories/23592

http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html

http://osvdb.org/31163

http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/code/macosx/MOAB_Day_2.20070103045559.6753.timor.html

http://applefun.blogspot.com/2007/01/moab-02-01-2007-vlc-media-player-udp.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-01-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.11975