CVE-2012-5459

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a "system folder."
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.9 UNKNOWN
ADJACENT_NETWORK
MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 44%
VendorProductVersion
vmwareplayer
4.0
vmwareplayer
4.0.0.18997
vmwareplayer
4.0.1
vmwareplayer
4.0.2
vmwareplayer
4.0.3
vmwareplayer
4.0.4
vmwareworkstation
8.0
vmwareworkstation
8.0.0.18997
vmwareworkstation
8.0.1
vmwareworkstation
8.0.1.27038
vmwareworkstation
8.0.2
vmwareworkstation
8.0.3
vmwareworkstation
8.0.4
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= Vulnerable software versions
References
http://osvdb.org/87119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79923
http://osvdb.org/87119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79923