Intrusion PreventionVideoLAN.VLC.Media.Player.Remote.Format.String
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a Format String vulnerability in VLC Media Player.
The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via an "M3U" file with a specially crafted "udp://" URL, with format string specifiers in the file.
Affected Products
VideoLAN VLC versions 0.7.0 through 0.8.6
Impact
System compromise: Remote code execution.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version, available from the Web site.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-01 | 25.612 | Name:VideoLan. VLC. Media. Player. Remote. Format. String:VideoLAN. VLC. Media. Player. Remote. Format. String |
| ID | 29495 |
| Created | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Updated | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2007-0017 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 95.09% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | All |
| Affected App | Other |