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CVE-2015-5199

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain...

7.2 HighFix available

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.

Exploit likelihood

0.51%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.

Record
CVE-2015-5199
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.

Record
CVE-2015-5199
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5200 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.

Record
EUVD-2015-5200
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gfjj-596m-mjf9 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain...

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.

Record
GHSA-gfjj-596m-mjf9
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.

Record
CVE-2015-5199
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5199 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5199
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2015-0364 No score

Updated libvdpau packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated libvdpau packages fix security vulnerabilities:

libvdpau versions 1.1 and earlier, when used in setuid or setgid applications, contain vulnerabilities related to environment variable handling that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or overwrite arbitrary files (CVE-2015-5198, CVE-2015-5199, and CVE-2015-5200).

Record
MGASA-2015-0364
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10224-1 No score

libvdpau-devel-1.1.1-1.7 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libvdpau-devel-1.1.1-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10224-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1892-1 No score

Security update for libvdpau

libvdpau was updated to use secure_getenv() instead of getenv() for several variables so it can be more safely used in setuid applications.

  • CVE-2015-5198: libvdpau: incorrect check for security transition (bnc#943967)
  • CVE-2015-5199: libvdpau: directory traversal in dlopen (bnc#943968)
  • CVE-2015-5200: libvdpau: vulnerability in trace functionality (bnc#943969)
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1892-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1925-1 No score

Security update for libvdpau

libvdpau was updated to use secure_getenv() instead of getenv() for several variables so it can be more safely used in setuid applications.

  • CVE-2015-5198: libvdpau: incorrect check for security transition (bnc#943967)
  • CVE-2015-5199: libvdpau: directory traversal in dlopen (bnc#943968)
  • CVE-2015-5200: libvdpau: vulnerability in trace functionality (bnc#943969)
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1925-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5199 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5199
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2729-1 No score

libvdpau vulnerabilities

Florian Weimer discovered that libvdpau incorrectly handled certain environment variables. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to gain privileges.

Record
USN-2729-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libvdpau
Debian:12
 before 1.1.1-1
1.1.1-1
libvdpau
Debian:13
 before 1.1.1-1
1.1.1-1
libvdpau
Debian:14
 before 1.1.1-1
1.1.1-1
libvdpau
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.4.1-2+deb6u1, plus listed versions
0.4.1-2
0.4.1-2+deb6u1
libvdpau
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.4.1-7+deb7u1, plus listed versions
0.4.1-7
0.4.1-7+deb7u1
libvdpau
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.8-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions
0.8-3
0.8-3+deb8u1
libvdpau
Mageia:4
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1.1.1-1.mga4
1.1.1-1.mga4
libvdpau
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1.1.1-1.mga5
1.1.1-1.mga5
libvdpau
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.8-3.1
0.8-3.1
libvdpau
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.8-3.1
0.8-3.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libvdpau
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.8-3.1
0.8-3.1
libvdpau
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.8-3.1
0.8-3.1
libvdpau
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.8-3.1
0.8-3.1
libvdpau
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.4.1-16.20.2
0.4.1-16.20.2
libvdpau
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.4.1-16.20.2
0.4.1-16.20.2
libvdpau
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 0.7-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
0.7-1
0.7-1ubuntu0.1
libvdpau
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.7-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
0.7-1
0.7-1ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-5199 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Libvdpau Project Libvdpau, published September 1, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in libvdpau 1.1.1-1.

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