{
    "id": "CVE-2007-0017",
    "published": "2007-01-03 02:28:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:34:42",
    "cvss_score": "6.8",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-134",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.12061",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96008",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "videolan",
            "product": "vlc_media_player"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "3069",
            "title": "VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 (PPC) - 'udp://' Format String (PoC)",
            "date": "2007-01-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3069"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "3070",
            "title": "VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 (x86) - 'udp://' Format String",
            "date": "2007-01-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3070"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://applefun.blogspot.com/2007/01/moab-02-01-2007-vlc-media-player-udp.html",
        "http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/code/macosx/MOAB_Day_2.20070103045559.6753.timor.html",
        "http://osvdb.org/31163",
        "http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23592",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23829",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23910",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23971",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1017464",
        "http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/18481",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1252",
        "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_xine.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21852",
        "http://www.via.ecp.fr/via/ml/vlc-devel/2007-01/msg00005.html",
        "http://www.videolan.org/patches/vlc-0.8.6-MOAB-02-01-2007.patch",
        "http://www.videolan.org/sa0701.html",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0026",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31226",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14313",
        "http://applefun.blogspot.com/2007/01/moab-02-01-2007-vlc-media-player-udp.html",
        "http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/code/macosx/MOAB_Day_2.20070103045559.6753.timor.html",
        "http://osvdb.org/31163",
        "http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23592"
    ]
}