CVE-2010-3138

Public Exploit

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Indeo Codec in iac25_32.ax in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse iacenc.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by access through BS.Player or Media Player Classic to a directory that contains a .avi, .mka, .ra, or .ram file, aka "Indeo Codec Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 27.65% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4956.php
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14765	exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7132	signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2190	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/67588	vdb entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14788	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/41114	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-014	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3138?: CVE-2010-3138 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3138?: To fix CVE-2010-3138, 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-2010-3138 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-3138 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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