| Name | CVE-2007-6683 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1543-1, DTSA-132-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 458318, 480370 |
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 | |
| trixie | 3.0.21-10 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 3.0.22~rc1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla-browser-plugin | source | (unstable) | 0.8.6.e-2.2 | 480370 | ||
| vlc | source | etch | 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2 | DSA-1543-1 | ||
| vlc | source | lenny | 0.8.6.c-6+lenny5 | DTSA-132-1 | ||
| vlc | source | (unstable) | 0.8.6.c-4.1 | medium | 458318 |
the plugin is in the same srcpkg but has its own implementation for VLCOPT
see https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1371