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
Published Oct 5, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
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
No data.
- ≤ 7.1.2
- 6.5.2
- 6.5.3
- 6.5.4
- 6.5.5
- 7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 34.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://osvdb.org/85957 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://osvdb.org/85957 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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