Vulnerability in VMware Movie Decoder
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Movie Decoder — versions 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/85957 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html (mailing-list)