VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 1.1.3 wintab32.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 1.1.3. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library wintab32.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-3124. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 1.1.3 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library wintab32.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in bin/winvlc.c in VLC Media Player 1.1.3 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll that is located in the same folder as a .mp3 file.

The weakness was presented 08/25/2010 by Secfence (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-3124. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/21/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Secfence in C++ and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48906 (VLC Media Player < 1.1.4 Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118441 (VLC Player DLL Preloading Code Execution Vulnerability (VideoLAN-SA-1005)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (14750), Tenable (48906), SecurityFocus (BID 42707†), OSVDB (67492†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27007†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Author: Secfence
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Nessus ID: 48906
Nessus Name: VLC Media Player < 1.1.4 Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 801500
OpenVAS Name: VLC Media Player File Opening Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability (Win)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Secfence
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3124 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3124
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54508

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SecurityFocus: 42707 - VLC Media Player 'wintab32.dll' DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 41107
OSVDB: 67492 - VLC Media Player Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 27007 - VLC Media Player 1.1.3 and Earlier Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 07:08
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (66), 05/06/2019 07:12 (13), 09/24/2021 00:28 (4), 09/24/2021 00:42 (1), 01/21/2025 07:08 (16)
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