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CVE-2011-0032

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in DirectShow in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms), Windows Recorded TV Show (.wtv), or .mpg file, aka "DirectShow Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Media Center Tv Pack: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://osvdb.org/71015
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43626
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46682
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025170
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-067A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0615
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-015
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12506
• http://osvdb.org/71015
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43626
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46682
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025170

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