CVE-2007-6681: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu Jan 17 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| VideoLAN VLC | <=0.8.6d |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/032672.html
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/033394.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0801.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
- http://osvdb.org/42207
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5667
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14334
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- vendor/videolan
- canonical/videolan vlc
- version/videolan vlc/0.8.6d