CVE-2010-3965
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Media Profile (PRX) file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
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What each source reports
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Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Media Profile (PRX) file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3965- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Media Profile (PRX) file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3965- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3942 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Media Profile (PRX) file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-3942- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f6w-qp5c-mcr7 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Media Profile (PRX) file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-8f6w-qp5c-mcr7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3965 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows Media Encoder, published December 16, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3217
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12235
securityfocus.com/bid/42855
securitytracker.com/id?1024876
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-094
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3965
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8f6w-qp5c-mcr7