CVE-2012-4897

high

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.

References

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

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802

http://osvdb.org/85957

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-10-05

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High