9.3

CVE-2010-3124: videolan vlc_media_player

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 26-08-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-3124 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 12.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.51%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 26-08-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 12.51% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
12.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsUnverified

    VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.3 - 'wintab32.dll' DLL Hijacking

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Videolan1 product
  • vlc_media_player≤ 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

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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