CVE-2010-3275
highpriority · attend · 73EPSS 0.755 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width in an AMV file, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-17048VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.4 - 'AMV' Dangling Pointer (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- exploit/windows/browser/vlc_amvVLC AMV Dangling Pointer Vulnerabilityfunctional · metasploit
affected products (71)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (39)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/43826cnnvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025250cnnvd
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-vulnerabilities-amv-nsv-filescnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17048cnnvd
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/browser/vlc_amvcnnvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/71277cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/517150/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47012cnnvd
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