CVE-2023-46814

Published: Nov 22, 2023Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.19 on Windows. The uninstaller attempts to execute code with elevated privileges out of a standard user writable location. Standard users may use this to gain arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.

Affected (1)

Products: Videolan: Vlc Media Player

1 product

Vlc Media Player

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Before 3.0.19

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

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References (2)

https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3019.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3019.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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