DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6683

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6683
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6683.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6683
Upstream
Published
2008-01-17T01:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:21:31Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The browser plugin in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the :demuxdump-file option in a filename in a playlist, or (2) a EXTVLCOPT statement in an MP3 file, possibly an argument injection vulnerability.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6.c-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:12 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6.c-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:13 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6.c-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:14 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6.c-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}