CVE-2012-4897

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.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.16%

Vendor Advisory vmware.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/85957	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4897?: CVE-2012-4897 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4897?: To fix CVE-2012-4897, 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-2012-4897 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4897 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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