{
    "id": "CVE-2007-6681",
    "published": "2008-01-17 01:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:48:33",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.17294",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97017",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "videolan",
            "product": "vlc"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "5498",
            "title": "Kantaris 0.3.4 - SSA Subtitle Local Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2008-04-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5498"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}