Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in VMware Movie Decoder before 9.0…
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0041 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.1.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4897
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-553f-j478-v9xg
References
More VMware Movie Decoder vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-04034 The frame decompression functionality in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-02512 The VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 185404… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-01481 vmnc.dll in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.4 Build 246459 on… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-01480 Heap-based buffer overflow in vmnc.dll in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-00186 Heap-based buffer overflow in the VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-4897 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4897 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-553f-j478-v9xg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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