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CVE-2007-0256
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 12.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2007-01-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .wmv file.
Affected products
- VideoLAN VLC: 0.8.6a
References
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22003.py
- http://osvdb.org/39022
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22003
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31515
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14698
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22003.py
- http://osvdb.org/39022
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22003
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31515
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14698
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