CVE-2008-2147
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory.
- Record
CVE-2008-2147- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory.
- Record
CVE-2008-2147- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2144 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2144- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2wq-qcrw-36wc No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory.
- Record
GHSA-f2wq-qcrw-36wc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory.
- Record
CVE-2008-2147- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2147 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2147- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vlcDebian:12 |
before 0.8.6.e-2.2 | 0.8.6.e-2.2 |
vlcDebian:13 |
before 0.8.6.e-2.2 | 0.8.6.e-2.2 |
vlcDebian:14 |
before 0.8.6.e-2.2 | 0.8.6.e-2.2 |
vlcDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3, plus listed versions 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-50.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch20.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5etch1 |
0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3 |
vlcDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.8.6.c-6+lenny5 | 0.8.6.c-6+lenny5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2147 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Videolan Vlc, published May 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in vlc 0.8.6.e-2.2.
References
secunia.com/advisories/31317
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42377
git.videolan.org?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7cef4fdd8dd72ce0a45be3cda8ba98df5e83181
trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1578
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2147
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2wq-qcrw-36wc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2147