source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12332/info

DivX Player is reported prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. The issue presents itself when DPS '.dps', archive files are processed.

Ultimately an attacker may exploit this issue to save a script or executable file in an arbitrary location. This may lead to the execution of malicious code when the affected system is restarted. Alternatively, the attacker may overwrite a target file with the privileges of a user that is installing a malicious skin file. 

https://github.com/offensive-security/exploit-database-bin-sploits/raw/master/bin-sploits/25057.dps