FKIE_CVE-2012-4897

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-10-05 17:55 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/85957
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/85957
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware movie_decoder *
vmware movie_decoder 6.5.2
vmware movie_decoder 6.5.3
vmware movie_decoder 6.5.4
vmware movie_decoder 6.5.5
vmware movie_decoder 7.0
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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad en path de b\u00fasqueda no confiables en el instalador de VMware Movie Decoder anteriores a v9.0 permite a usuarios locales a obtener privilegios a trav\u00e9s de un fichero ejecutable troyanizado en el directorio de instalaci\u00f3n."
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  "evaluatorComment": "Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html\r\n\r\n\u0027CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path\u0027",
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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