Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 17, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-6683
CVE-2007-6683
Description
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.
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.htmlnvdExploit
- osvdb.org/42205nvd
- osvdb.org/42206nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29284nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29766nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28712nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14619nvd
- trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23197nvd
- trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371nvd
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