CVE-2007-3468 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC Media Player versions prior to 0.8.6c. A remote attacker can crash the player by providing a specially crafted WAV file that triggers the use of an uninitialized variable. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8.6bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.