CVE-2012-4897

CVE Database · CVE-2012-4897

CVE-2012-4897

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

0.41%

Published

Oct 5, 2012

Modified

Apr 28, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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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.

Affected Products (6)

vmware · movie_decodervulnerable

References (10)

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

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046