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TI-2010-03765 Aliases CVE-2010-3965GHSA-8f6w-qp5c-mcr7

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP…

Priority MEDIUM 54Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11591 96th 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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9:-:x86:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9_seriesVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9:-:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9_series Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9:-:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3965
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f6w-qp5c-mcr7

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2008-02881 Stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control in wmex.dll in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-01798 Unspecified vulnerability in Quartz.dll for DirectShow; Windows Media Format Runtime 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3

Sources

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