CVE-2007-0017

Exp

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.

Published: 2007-01-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-0017 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.97%, 96th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-0017

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
3070 exploit_db edb 2007-01-02 Exploit-DB ↗
3069 exploit_db edb 2007-01-02 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0017

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 51.21% 11.97% -39.24%
2 2026-03-12 59.65% 51.21% -8.43%
3 2026-01-26 — 59.65% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0017

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0017

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-0017

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2007-0017: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2007-0017
debian medium CVE-2007-0017 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vlc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-0017
gentoo normal CVE-2007-0017: 1 GLSA(s) (200701-24), 1 atom(s) (media-video/vlc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-0017
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-0017 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vlc), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-0017

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0017

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.4a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0017

URL Tags
http://applefun.blogspot.com/2007/01/moab-02-01-2007-vlc-media-player-udp.html
http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/code/macosx/MOAB_Day_2.20070103045559.6753.timor.html
http://osvdb.org/31163
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23592 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23829 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23910 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23971 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017464
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/18481
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1252
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_xine.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21852
http://www.via.ecp.fr/via/ml/vlc-devel/2007-01/msg00005.html
http://www.videolan.org/patches/vlc-0.8.6-MOAB-02-01-2007.patch Patch
http://www.videolan.org/sa0701.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0026 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31226
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14313
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