CVE-2010-3967 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Movie Maker (WMM) 2.6, affecting Windows Vista, where a local user can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the same directory as a Movie Maker file. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for DLL hijacking via 'hhctrl.ocx' is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_movie_maker:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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