CVE-2007-6681

Published: Jan 17, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Videolan: Vlc

Videolan

1 product

Vlc

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Videolan Vlc	Up to 0.8.6d

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (36)

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/032672.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/033394.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/42207

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28233

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29284

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29766

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29800

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0801.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14334

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5667

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt