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CVE-2007-62621 exploit

A certain ActiveX control in axvlc.dll in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6 before 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ar…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
11.1%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

A certain ActiveX control in axvlc.dll in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6 before 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the (1) addTarget, (2) getVariable, or (3) setVariable function, resulting from a "bad initialized pointer," aka a "recursive plugin release vulnerability."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

11.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-4688 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.86 < 0.86d - ActiveX Remote Bad Pointer Initialization · dos · 2007-12-04

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/38816 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • videolan.org /sa0703.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/4061 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • coresecurity.com /?action=item&id=2035 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14280 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/27878 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/484563/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/26675 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3420 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred

Sources

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