CVE-2008-2147 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 12 May 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing malicious libraries in the current working directory, affecting VLC media player users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2008-2147?

CVE-2008-2147 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 May 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2147?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Videolan Vlc.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2147?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2008-2147 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2147 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2147, GHSA-f2wq-qcrw-36wc.