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 Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie_decoder | Vmware | * | 7.1.2 (including) |
| Movie_decoder | Vmware | 6.5.2 (including) | 6.5.2 (including) |
| Movie_decoder | Vmware | 6.5.3 (including) | 6.5.3 (including) |
| Movie_decoder | Vmware | 6.5.4 (including) | 6.5.4 (including) |
| Movie_decoder | Vmware | 6.5.5 (including) | 6.5.5 (including) |
| Movie_decoder | Vmware | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html
- http://osvdb.org/85957
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0069.html
- http://osvdb.org/85957
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55802
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79046