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TI-2008-02065 Aliases CVE-2008-2147GHSA-f2wq-qcrw-36wc

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to…

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00416 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.8.6VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.6VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1aVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableVideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.6 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1a Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4aVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6aVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6bVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6cVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6dVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6eVulnerableVideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4a Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6a Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6b Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6c Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6d Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6e Vulnerable ·VideoLAN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2147
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2wq-qcrw-36wc

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2014-05293 VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-06376 Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-06377 Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-01807 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2008-01426 Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2008-01697 VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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