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CVE-2012-4897 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html CVE
http://osvdb.org/85957 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802 CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware movie decoder
<= 7.1.2
6.5.2
6.5.3
6.5.4
6.5.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4897
NVD Published Date:
Oct 5, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-4897 Details - Not Deferred