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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.

Published

2012-10-05T17:55:00.817

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware movie_decoder ≤ 7.1.2 Yes
Application vmware movie_decoder 6.5.2 Yes
Application vmware movie_decoder 6.5.3 Yes
Application vmware movie_decoder 6.5.4 Yes
Application vmware movie_decoder 6.5.5 Yes
Application vmware movie_decoder 7.0 Yes
References