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 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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 27.3% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-3138)
- Published
- August 27, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3138 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- bsplayer / bs.player
- microsoft / windows media player
- microsoft / windows xp
References
- http://osvdb.org/67588
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41114(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14765(Exploit)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14788(Exploit)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2190(Vendor 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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