CVE-2008-2147

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31317 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42377 vdb entry
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7cef4fdd8dd72ce0a45be3cda8ba98df5e83181
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1578
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2147?
CVE-2008-2147 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2147?
To fix CVE-2008-2147, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2147 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2147 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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