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Unscored severity · published May 12, 2008
CVE-2008-2147
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VL
Vlc · Videolan
through 0.8.6; 0.4.6; 0.5.0; 0.5.1; 0.5.1a; 0.5.2; +18 more · source: NVD
Affected product
VL
Vlc
Videolan
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2147
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2147
git.videolan.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7cef4fdd8dd72ce0a45be3cda8ba98df5e83181
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31317
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
trac.videolan.org
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1578
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42377
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