CVE-2008-2147

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.

Published: 2008-05-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2147 is rated Low Risk (30.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2147

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.42% +0.34%
2 2025-12-02 0.26% 0.08% -0.18%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2147

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2147

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2147

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2008-2147 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vlc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2147
gentoo normal CVE-2008-2147: 1 GLSA(s) (200807-13), 1 atom(s) (media-video/vlc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2147
ubuntu low CVE-2008-2147 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vlc), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 5, ignored 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2147

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2147

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
videolan vlc <= 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.5.1a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.4a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6b cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6c cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6d cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6e cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2147

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