Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-4897 - Unspecified vulnerability in VMWare Movie Decoder

047910
CVSS 6.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
vmware
nessus
NVD
Published: 2012-10-05
Updated: 2017-08-29

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. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path'

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Vmware
6

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idVMWARE_MOVIE_DECODER_9_0.NASL
descriptionThe version of VMware Movie Decoder installed on the remote host is earlier than 9.0 and is, therefore, affected by a DLL loading vulnerability. This issue potentially allows for a local attacker to execute custom code by writing a malicious executable into the same directory as the VMware Movie Installer.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id63113
published2012-11-30
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63113
titleVMware Movie Decoder < 9.0 Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution (VMSA-2012-0014)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(63113);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4897");
  script_bugtraq_id(55802);
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2012-0014");

  script_name(english:"VMware Movie Decoder < 9.0 Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution (VMSA-2012-0014)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks file version of vmnc.dll");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The movie decoder installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a
DLL loading vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Movie Decoder installed on the remote host is
earlier than 9.0 and is, therefore, affected by a DLL loading
vulnerability. 

This issue potentially allows for a local attacker to execute custom
code by writing a malicious executable into the same directory as the
VMware Movie Installer.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0014.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2012/000192.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to VMware Movie Decoder 9.0 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/10/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/10/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/11/30");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:movie_decoder");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("vmware_movie_decoder_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/VMware Movie Decoder/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

file = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/VMware Movie Decoder/File");
version = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/VMware Movie Decoder/Version");

fixed_version = '9.0';
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) < 0)
{
  port = get_kb_item('SMB/transport');

  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    report +=
      '\n  File              : ' + file +
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version +
      '\n';
    security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
  }
  else security_warning(port:port);
} 
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "VMware Movie Decoder", version, file);

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