Vulnerability Details 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 directory.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 38.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html
- http://osvdb.org/85957
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html
- http://osvdb.org/85957
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046
Products affected by CVE-2012-4897
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.4
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.1.2