CVE-2007-0256
HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 12.0%EU EUVD
VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .wmv file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- EPSS score
- 12.0% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-0258)
- Published
- January 16, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-0258 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- videolan / vlc media player
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(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31515
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14698
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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