CVE-2010-3124 is an untrusted search path vulnerability in VLC Media Player versions 1.1.3 and earlier, allowing local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) can be exploited by placing a malicious wintab32.dll in the same directory as an MP3 file, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (KEV: No), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.99bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.99eCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.99fCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.99gCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.