CVE-2010-3138 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 27.3% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 27.25% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-08-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bsplayer | bs.player |
| microsoft | windows media player |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Media Player Classic 1.3.2189.0 - 'iacenc.dll' DLL Hijacking | 2010-08-25 |
| exploit-db | Media Player Classic 6.4.9.1 - 'iacenc.dll' DLL Hijacking | 2010-08-25 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/67588
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41114
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14765
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14788
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2190
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4956.php
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-014
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7132
- http://osvdb.org/67588
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41114
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14765
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14788
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2190
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4956.php
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-014
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7132
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