CVE-2007-6682

Exp

Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Connection parameter.

Published: 2008-01-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-6682 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.14%, 96th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-6682

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5519 exploit_db edb 2008-04-28 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6682

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 34.38% 15.14% -19.24%
2 2026-04-03 33.04% 34.38% +1.34%
3 2025-12-02 — 33.04% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6682

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6682

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-6682

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2007-6682 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-2007-6682
gentoo high CVE-2007-6682: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-13), 1 atom(s) (media-video/vlc); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-6682
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-6682 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vlc), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 5, ignored 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6682

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6682

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
videolan vlc <= 0.8.6d cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6682

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