CVE-2007-6681 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.3% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in a (1) MicroDvd, (2) SSA, and (3) Vplayer file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 17.29% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-01-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| videolan | vlc |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Kantaris 0.3.4 - SSA Subtitle Local Buffer Overflow | 2008-04-25 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/032672.html
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/033394.html
- http://osvdb.org/42207
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
- 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
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0801.php
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14334
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5667
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/032672.html
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