CVE-2007-0256
VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .wmv file.
02 Description
VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .wmv file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 11.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-01-16 23:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 12:12Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-01-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- caca82da7bb23f51f886cdf7efceafa1cde909173f01844b50dc4399d846c512
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com22003http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22003
- osvdb.org39022http://osvdb.org/39022
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14698https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14698
- downloads.securityfocus.comhttp://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22003.py
- wiki.videolan.orghttp://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6b
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlcmediaplayer-wmv-dos(31515)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31515
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.c-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.c-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.c-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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