CVE-2010-3965
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.116 · 96 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows media encoder= 9_seriesnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42855enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024876enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3217enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-094enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12235enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42855nvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024876nvd
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