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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-4897

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.

Affected products

6
  • VMware/Movie Decoder6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=7.1.2
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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