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CVE-2007-0017

6.8
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
51.21%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)

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: 1/3/2007
Modified: 4/23/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

6.8

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

51.21%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 51.21% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

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