CVE-2007-3468 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 27 Jun 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash VLC Media Player by tricking users into opening a crafted WAV file, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-3468?

CVE-2007-3468 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 27 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

input.c in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 0.8.6c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WAV file that causes an uninitialized i_nb_resamplers variable to be used.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3468?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3468?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2007-3468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Videolan Vlc Media Player vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3468, GHSA-jpg5-4x2v-qmh4.