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HistoryNov 22, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2023-46814

2023-11-2200:00:00
ubuntu.com
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cve-2023-46814
videolan vlc
binary hijacking
windows
arbitrary code execution
elevated privileges
uninstaller

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media
player before 3.0.19 on Windows. The uninstaller attempts to execute code
with elevated privileges out of a standard user writable location. Standard
users may use this to gain arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.

Notes

Author Note
alexmurray Only affects VLC on Windows, Ubuntu is not affected

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

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