CVE-2010-3965

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Media Profile (PRX) file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 51.02% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3217	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12235	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42855	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024876	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-094	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3965?: CVE-2010-3965 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3965?: To fix CVE-2010-3965, 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-2010-3965 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-3965 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~51% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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