The RTSP module in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The RTSP module in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request without a Transport parameter, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02234 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6684
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrpc-hp74-59hv
References
More VideoLAN Vlc vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-05293 VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2007-06376 Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-06377 Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-01807 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-01426 Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-01697 VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-6684 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-6684 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrpc-hp74-59hv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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