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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-0017 · published 3 January 2007

CVE-2007-0017: Videolan vlc media player vulnerability

Videolan · Vlc Media Player

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.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 12% · top 4.0% CWE-134 · CWE-134
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
40References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23592 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23829 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23910 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23971 Vendor Advisory
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 Patch
http://www.videolan.org/sa0701.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0026 Vendor Advisory
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 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23592 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23829 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23910 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23971 Vendor Advisory
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 Patch
http://www.videolan.org/sa0701.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0026 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31226
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14313

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-0017), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.