CVE-2007-6682

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.

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt

http://osvdb.org/42208

http://secunia.com/advisories/28233

http://secunia.com/advisories/29284

http://secunia.com/advisories/29766

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550

http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23839

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5519

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2