Name | CVE-2007-6682 |
Description | Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Connection parameter. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
References | DSA-1543-1 |
Debian Bugs | 458318 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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vlc (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.2.7-1~deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 3.0.12-0+deb9u1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 3.0.21-0+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster, buster (lts) | 3.0.21-0+deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 3.0.20-0+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.0.21-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 3.0.21-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.0.21-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
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vlc | source | etch | 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2 | | DSA-1543-1 | |
vlc | source | lenny | 0.8.6.c-4.1~lenny1 | | | |
vlc | source | (unstable) | 0.8.6.c-4.1 | medium | | 458318 |
Notes
see http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded