CVE-2012-2752

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware vMA 4.x and 5.x before 5.0.0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory vmware.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027099	vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0010.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49300	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53697	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/82276	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49322	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75891	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2752?: CVE-2012-2752 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2752?: To fix CVE-2012-2752, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2752 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-2752 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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