CVE-2012-4897 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability within the installer for VMware Movie Decoder versions prior to 9.0. This flaw allows a local attacker to elevate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the installer directory. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires medium attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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