HIGH
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 Aug 26, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.51%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.1.3
- 0.1.99b
- 0.1.99e
- 0.1.99f
- 0.1.99g
- 0.1.99h
- 0.1.99i
- 0.2.0
- 0.2.60
- 0.2.61
- 0.2.62
- 0.2.63
- 0.2.70
- 0.2.71
- 0.2.72
- 0.2.73
- 0.2.80
- 0.2.81
- 0.2.82
- 0.2.83
- 0.2.90
- 0.2.91
- 0.2.92
- 0.3.0
- 0.3.1
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.2
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.8a
- 0.9.9
- 0.9.10
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.51% 0.12506
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12506
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.51% (0.12506) | 96.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.51% (0.12506) | 95.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 15, 2025 | 8.39% (0.08392) | 91.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 5, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04661) | 88.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.84% (0.12844) | 93.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.67% (0.15668) | 91.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 12.84% (0.12844) | 93.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 15.67% (0.15668) | 93.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 12.84% (0.12844) | 93.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 15.67% (0.15668) | 93.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.84% (0.12844) | 93.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 59.72% (0.59725) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2024 | 51.75% (0.51755) | 97.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 58.48% (0.58479) | 97.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 8.20% (0.08197) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 15.35% (0.15345) | 95.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 12.58% (0.12580) | 94.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 15.69% (0.15688) | 95.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.72% (0.11719) | 94.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.50% (0.09495) | 94.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.50% (0.09495) | 93.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.50% (0.09495) | 87.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=bin/winvlc.c%3Bh=ac9b97ca9f5f9ba001f13bf61eb5127a1c1dbcbf%3Bhp=2d09cba320e3b0def7069ce1ebab25d1340161c5%3Bhb=43a31df56c37bd62c691cdbe3c1f11babd164b56%3Bhpb=2d366da738b19f8d761d7084746c6db6f52808c6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41107 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14750 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2172 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12190 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=bin/winvlc.c%3Bh=ac9b97ca9f5f9ba001f13bf61eb5127a1c1dbcbf%3Bhp=2d09cba320e3b0def7069ce1ebab25d1340161c5%3Bhb=43a31df56c37bd62c691cdbe3c1f11babd164b56%3Bhpb=2d366da738b19f8d761d7084746c6db6f52808c6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/41107 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14750 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2172 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12190 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 26, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 25, 2010
Link CVE-2010-3124
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a