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."
Published Dec 6, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.12%
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
No data.
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.6a
- 0.8.6b
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.12% (0.11115) | 95.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.12% (0.11115) | 95.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 22.80% (0.22802) | 95.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 21.28% (0.21280) | 95.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.60% (0.19601) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.75% (0.22753) | 93.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.60% (0.19601) | 94.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 54.91% (0.54909) | 97.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2024 | 30.43% (0.30432) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 33.49% (0.33489) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 28.82% (0.28823) | 97.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 28.82% (0.28823) | 96.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27878 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2035 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484563/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26675 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.videolan.org/sa0703.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4061 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38816 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14280 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27878 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3420 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2035 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484563/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26675 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.videolan.org/sa0703.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4061 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38816 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14280 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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