CVE-2007-0256
highpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.120 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
2 exploits · functional
Likely / severe?
12.0% (96th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Who says so?
3 sources
enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .wmv file.
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cvss
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7.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-29443VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6a - Denial of Service (2)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-3119VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6a - Denial of Service (1)functional · exploit_db
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affected products (4)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22003.pyenisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/39022enisa_euvd
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6benisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22003enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31515enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14698enisa_euvd
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22003.pynvd
- http://osvdb.org/39022nvd
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