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.
Published: 2008-05-12
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1819-1 New vlc packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2144 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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:58.575Z

Reserved: 2008-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2147

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-12T20:20:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2147

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