Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 9.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=bin/winvlc.c%3Bh=ac9b97ca9f5f9ba001f13bf61eb5127a1c1dbcbf%3Bhp=2d09cba320e3b0def7069ce1ebab25d1340161c5%3Bhb=43a31df56c37bd62c691cdbe3c1f11babd164b56%3Bhpb=2d366da738b19f8d761d7084746c6db6f52808c6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41107Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14750Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/9Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2172Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12190
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=bin/winvlc.c%3Bh=ac9b97ca9f5f9ba001f13bf61eb5127a1c1dbcbf%3Bhp=2d09cba320e3b0def7069ce1ebab25d1340161c5%3Bhb=43a31df56c37bd62c691cdbe3c1f11babd164b56%3Bhpb=2d366da738b19f8d761d7084746c6db6f52808c6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41107Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14750Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/9Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2172Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12190
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 26, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified