VLC Media Player < 1.1.4 Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 48906

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that allows arbitrary code execution.

Description

The version of VLC media player installed on the remote host is earlier than 1.1.4. Such versions insecurely look in their current working directory when resolving DLL dependencies, such as for 'wintab32.dll'.

If a malicious DLL with the same name as a required DLL is located in the application's current working directory, the malicious DLL will be loaded.

Solution

Upgrade to VLC Media Player version 1.1.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 48906

File Name: vlc_1_1_4.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/27/2010

Updated: 6/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-3124

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player

Required KB Items: SMB/VLC/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3124

BID: 42707

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