CVE-2023-46814
Published: 22 November 2023
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 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
vlc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(debian: Windows-specific)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |