CVE-2007-6683

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-01-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-6683 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.78%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.88% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-6683

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6683

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 0.90% 2.78% +1.88%
2 2026-04-03 0.84% 0.90% +0.06%
3 2026-02-11 — 0.84% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6683

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6683

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-6683

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2007-6683 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-2007-6683
gentoo high CVE-2007-6683: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-13), 1 atom(s) (media-video/vlc); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-6683
ubuntu low CVE-2007-6683 low 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-2007-6683

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6683

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

References for CVE-2007-6683

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