VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .wmv file.

Published 19 y ago 2007-01-16 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

7.8

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

12.0%

percentile 96%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .wmv file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

11.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

EDB-3119 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6a - Denial of Service (1) · dos · 2007-01-12
EDB-29443 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6a - Denial of Service (2) · dos · 2007-01-11

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	7.8	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`

securityfocus.com /bid/22003 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
osvdb.org /39022 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14698 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
downloads.securityfocus.com /vulnerabilities/exploits/22003.py · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
wiki.videolan.org /Changelog/0.8.6b · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/31515 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

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