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TI-2010-04929 Aliases CVE-2010-5231GHSA-hm6m-ffwx-vqjx

Untrusted search path vulnerability in DivX Player 7.2.019 allows local users to gain…

Priority LOW 31Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
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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 DivX Player 7.2.019 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse VersionCheckDLL.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .avi file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00399 34th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_player:7.2.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0.19VulnerableDivx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_player:7.2.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0.19 Vulnerable ·Divx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5231
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hm6m-ffwx-vqjx

References

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  • TI-2008-01836 Stack-based buffer overflow in DivX Player 6.7 build 6.7.0.22 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-00080 A certain ActiveX control in npUpload.dll in DivX Player 6.6.0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-06191 Stack-based buffer overflow in Nostra DivX Player 2.1, 2.2.00.0, and possibly earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-00419 DivXBrowserPlugin (aka DivX Web Player) npdivx32.dll, as distributed with DivX Player… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-00269 Directory traversal vulnerability in DivX Player 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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