CVE-2007-6262

Description

A certain ActiveX control in axvlc.dll in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6 before 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the (1) addTarget, (2) getVariable, or (3) setVariable function, resulting from a "bad initialized pointer," aka a "recursive plugin release vulnerability."

Affected products

• VideoLAN / VLC media player0.8.6 – 0.8.6
• VideoLAN / VLC media player0.8.6a – 0.8.6a
• VideoLAN / VLC media player0.8.6b – 0.8.6b

Exploits & proofs of concept

• exploit-dbVideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.86 < 0.86d - ActiveX Remote Bad Pointer Initializationby Ricardo Narvaja

References

• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38816
• MISChttp://www.videolan.org/sa0703.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4061
• MISChttp://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2035
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14280
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27878
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484563/100/0/threaded
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26675
• MISChttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3420