CVE-2008-2147

N/A Unknown
Published: May 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7cef4fdd8dd72ce0a45be3cda8ba98df5e83181
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31317
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1578
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42377
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7cef4fdd8dd72ce0a45be3cda8ba98df5e83181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31317
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1578
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

videolan

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