CVE-2010-3965 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the working directory when opening a Windows Media Profile file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-3965?
CVE-2010-3965 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3965?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Media Encoder.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3965?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3965 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2010-3965 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3965 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8f6w-qp5c-mcr7.