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    CVE-2007-6681

    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.

    Published:Jan 17, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 17, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.39044
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Videolan
    Product
    Vlc

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5498

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    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
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High