Unscored severity · published Sep 8, 2012
CVE-2012-1666
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Tools in VMware Workstation before 8.0.4, VMware Player before 4.0.4, VMware Fusion before 4.1.2, VMware View before 5.1, and VMware…
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CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Tools in VMware Workstation before 8.0.4, VMware Player before 4.0.4, VMware Fusion before 4.1.2, VMware View before 5.1, and VMware ESX 4.1 before U3 and 5.0 before P03 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse tpfc.dll file in the current working directory.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Esx · Vmware
4.1; 5.0 · source: NVD
FU
Fusion · Vmware
through 4.1.1; 4.0; 4.0.1; 4.0.2; 4.1 · source: NVD
PL
Player · Vmware
through 4.0.3; 4.0; 4.0.0.18997; 4.0.1; 4.0.2 · source: NVD
VI
View · Vmware
through 5.0; 4.6.0 · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
through 8.0.3; 8.0; 8.0.0.18997; 8.0.1; 8.0.1.27038; 8.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1666
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1666
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0013.html
www.vmware.com
https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi41_u3_rel_notes.html#resolvedissuessecurity
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