Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in VLC media player - CVE-2023-46814| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:95266 | Date: (C)2023-12-01 (M)2023-12-07 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.18 and is prone to an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle uninstallation in VLC. On successful exploitation, a malicious third party could trigger an execution of an arbitrary binary on uninstallation of VLC with system priviledges.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows Server |
