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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-6683 · published 17 January 2008

CVE-2007-6683: Videolan vlc vulnerability

Videolan · Vlc

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.8% · top 14.2%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.html Exploit
http://osvdb.org/42205
http://osvdb.org/42206
http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28712
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14619
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23197
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.html Exploit
http://osvdb.org/42205
http://osvdb.org/42206
http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28712
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14619
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/23197
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-6683), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.