CVE-2013-3494 Path traversal in UMPlayer
A malicious user can execute arbitrary code in UMPlayer via insufficient path restrictions in wintab32.dll library loading.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-3494?
CVE-2013-3494 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in UMPlayer, published on 12 Feb 2020. 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
A Code Execution Vulnerability exists in UMPlayer 0.98 in wintab32.dll due to insufficient path restrictions when loading external libraries. which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3494?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Umplayer Project Umplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3494 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-2013-3494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mf78-2287-6qf8.