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vlc — security advisory
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.
- Products
- vlc
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.8.6.c-4.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-6683
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:55 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6683
vlc
Fixed versions: 0.8.6.c-4.1
vlc
Fixed versions: 0.8.6.c-4.1
vlc
Fixed versions: 0.8.6.c-4.1
Complete source record
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