CVE-2013-3942 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2013-3942
Vulnerability Scoring

7.8
/10
Very High Risk

Highly exploitable, CVE-2013-3942 poses a critical security risk that could lead to severe breaches.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Local
    Vulnerability requires local system access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: Required
    User interaction is necessary for successful exploitation.

CVE-2013-3942 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕡 14 Feb 2020, 18:34 UTC
Originally published on: 🕕 11 Feb 2020, 18:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 3 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2013-3942 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2013-3942: Potplayer prior to 1.5.39659: DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2013-3942

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2013-3942 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2013-3942

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2013-3942 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2013-3942, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2013-3942, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2013-3942 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2013-3942 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2013-3942 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.075% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 35.71% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 64.28999999999999% of others.

CVE-2013-3942 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths CAPEC-38 This pattern of attack sees an adversary load a malicious resource into a program's standard path so that when a known command is executed then the system instead executes the malicious component. The adversary can either modify the search path a program uses, like a PATH variable or classpath, or they can manipulate resources on the path to point to their malicious components. J2EE applications and other component based applications that are built from multiple binaries can have very long list of dependencies to execute. If one of these libraries and/or references is controllable by the attacker then application controls can be circumvented by the attacker.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.8.469:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.8.469:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.9.888:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.9.888:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.9.2045:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.9.2045:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.9.2736:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.9.2736:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.95.5106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:0.95.5106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1..4.19802:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1..4.19802:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.0.6670:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.0.6670:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.1.9770:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.1.9770:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.2.13746:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.2.13746:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.3.17106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.3.17106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.18372:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.18372:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.18691:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.18691:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.18731:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.18731:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19159:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19159:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19374:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19374:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19825:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19825:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19837:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19837:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19843:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19843:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19976:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.19976:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20062:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20062:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20129:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20129:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20143:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20143:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20169:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20169:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20199:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20199:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20207:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20207:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20387:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20387:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20618:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20618:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20631:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20631:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20715:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20715:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20717:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20717:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20865:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20865:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20877:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20877:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20879:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20879:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20896:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20896:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20906:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.4.20906:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.22204:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.22204:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.22219:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.22219:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.22243:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.22243:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.23312:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.23312:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.23336:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.23336:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.23965:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.23965:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.24128:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.24128:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.25642:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.25642:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.25705:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.25705:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.25819:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.25819:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.26143:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.26143:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.26392:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.26392:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.27313:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.27313:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.28013:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.28013:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.28023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.28023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29148:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29148:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29162:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29162:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29342:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29342:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29601:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29601:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29795:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29795:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29917:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29917:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29998:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.29998:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.30857:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.30857:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.31934:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.31934:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.32007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.32007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.33573:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.33573:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.33820:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.33820:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.33869:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.33869:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.33948:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.33948:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.34023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.34023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.34115:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.34115:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.34329:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.34329:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.34665:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.34665:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.35238:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.35238:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.35431:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.35431:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.35490:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.35490:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.36020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.36020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.36205:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.36205:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.37776:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.37776:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.38562:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.38562:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.39007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.39007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.39036:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:daum:potplayer:1.5.39036:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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