CVE-2007-6683

Name	CVE-2007-6683
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.
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, DTSA-132-1
Debian Bugs	458318, 480370

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
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
mozilla-browser-plugin	source	(unstable)	0.8.6.e-2.2			480370
vlc	source	etch	0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2		DSA-1543-1
vlc	source	lenny	0.8.6.c-6+lenny5		DTSA-132-1
vlc	source	(unstable)	0.8.6.c-4.1	medium		458318

the plugin is in the same srcpkg but has its own implementation for VLCOPT
see https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371