vlc — security advisory

{
  "id": "d61165a8b9af826565694152944220d9afa4b15392f42bc03d39901b1ed9757c",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0017",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0017",
    "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0017",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "vlc",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "vlc",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
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        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "vlc",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
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            "value": "0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0017",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0017"
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      "affected": [
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
                  "fixed": "0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2"
                }
              ]
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "vlc",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0017.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "medium"
          }
        },
        {
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            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "vlc",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0017.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "medium"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.2"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "vlc",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0017.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "medium"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:34.446755208Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2007-0017"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-0017"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2007-0017",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 398310,
  "published_at": "2007-01-03T02:28:00+00:00"
}