CVE-2010-5232

Untrusted search path vulnerability in DivX Plus Player 8.1.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ssleay32.dll file in a certain directory. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2012-09-07 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-5232 is rated Low Risk (34/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-5232

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-5232

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-5232

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-5232

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-5232

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
divx divx_plus_player 8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_plus_player:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-5232

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