Unscored severity · published Oct 5, 2012
CVE-2012-4897
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in VMware Movie Decoder before 9.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the installer…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in VMware Movie Decoder before 9.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the installer directory.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MD
Movie Decoder · Vmware
through 7.1.2; 6.5.2; 6.5.3; 6.5.4; 6.5.5; 7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4897
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4897
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/85957
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046
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