CVE-2010-3138
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Indeo Codec in iac25_32.ax in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse iacenc.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by access through BS.Player or…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Indeo Codec in iac25_32.ax in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse iacenc.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by access through BS.Player or Media Player Classic to a directory that contains a .avi, .mka, .ra, or .ram file, aka "Indeo Codec Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 27.25% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 August 2010
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows media player · microsoft/windows xp · bsplayer/bs.player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 27.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/67588
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41114Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14765Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14788Exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2190Vendor Advisory
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4956.php
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-014
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7132
- http://osvdb.org/67588
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41114Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14765Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14788Exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2190Vendor Advisory
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4956.php
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-014
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7132
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.