CVE-2012-4897 | BDVDB-2026-52806 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046
http://osvdb.org/85957
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12012-10-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.