CVE-2007-0256 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC Media Player version 0.8.6a. A remote attacker can crash the application by enticing a user to open a specially crafted .wmv file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a complete impact on availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite its age and the availability of exploits, there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8.6aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.