CVE-2010-3275

libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to...

9.3 HighPublic exploitFix available

libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width in an AMV file, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

75.5%Down 6.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width in an AMV file, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Record: CVE-2010-3275
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width in an AMV file, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Record: CVE-2010-3275
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-3274 No score

libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width in an AMV file, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Record: EUVD-2010-3274
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2r97-vr7q-6pw9 No score

libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to...

libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width in an AMV file, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Record: GHSA-2r97-vr7q-6pw9
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width in an AMV file, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Record: CVE-2010-3275
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-3275 No score

libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width in an AMV file, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3275
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

videolan vlc media player

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vlc` Debian:12	before 1.1.8-1	1.1.8-1
`vlc` Debian:13	before 1.1.8-1	1.1.8-1
`vlc` Debian:14	before 1.1.8-1	1.1.8-1
`vlc` Debian:6.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.1.3-1squeeze4, plus listed versions 1.1.3-1squeeze21.1.3-1squeeze3	1.1.3-1squeeze4
`vlc` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0.8.6.h-4+lenny3, plus listed versions 0.8.6.h-4+lenny20.8.6.h-4+lenny2.3	0.8.6.h-4+lenny3

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	VLC AMV Dangling Pointer Vulnerability	2011-03-23
Exploit-DB	VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.4 - 'AMV' Dangling Pointer (Metasploit)	2011-03-26

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, exploits, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2010-3275 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published March 28, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.5%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in vlc 1.1.8-1.

References

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