CVE-2007-6681

Name	CVE-2007-6681
Description	Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in a (1) MicroDvd, (2) SSA, and (3) Vplayer file.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-1543-1
Debian Bugs	458318

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
vlc (PTS)	bullseye (security), bullseye	3.0.21-0+deb11u1	fixed
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	3.0.21-0+deb12u1	fixed
	sid, trixie	3.0.21-2	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
vlc	source	etch	0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2		DSA-1543-1
vlc	source	lenny	0.8.6.c-4.1~lenny1
vlc	source	(unstable)	0.8.6.c-4.1	low		458318

see http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded