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medium 6.8

CVE-2007-0017 json

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) the cdio_log_handler function in modules/access/cdda/access.c in the CDDA (libcdda_plugin) pl…

published 2007-01-03 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0021

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.4%
EPSS 12.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) the cdio_log_handler function in modules/access/cdda/access.c in the CDDA (libcdda_plugin) plugin, and the (2) cdio_log_handler and (3) vcd_log_handler functions in modules/access/vcdx/access.c in the VCDX (libvcdx_plugin) plugin, in VideoLAN VLC 0.7.0 through 0.8.6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI, as demonstrated by a udp://-- URI in an M3U file.

Patch / fix

  • vlc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0017

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-3070)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

12.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3070 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 (x86) - 'udp://' Format String local, 2007-01-02
  • EDB-3069 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 (PPC) - 'udp://' Format String (PoC) dos, 2007-01-02
  • projects.info-pull.com http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

Sources

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