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CVE-2007-6683

Publication date 17 January 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vlc 9.10 karmic
Fixed 0.8.6e-0ubuntu1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 0.8.6e-0ubuntu1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 0.8.6e-0ubuntu1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 0.8.6e-0ubuntu1
7.10 gutsy Ignored
7.04 feisty Ignored
6.10 edgy Ignored
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored