Vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2010-3124
Untrusted search path vulnerability in bin/winvlc.c in VLC Media Player 1.1.3 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll that is located in the same folder as a .mp3 file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.125 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.125 · newest: 0.125 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player — versions 0.2.72, 0.6.0, 1.0.3
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.videolan.org/
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2172 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/9 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14750 (Exploit, exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/41107 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/10 (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12190 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3124?
- CVE-2010-3124 is a vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player. Published 2010-08-26.
- Is CVE-2010-3124 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.