CVE-2012-2752

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Published Jun 1, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware vMA 4.x and 5.x before 5.0.0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vma:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vma:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vma:5.0.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-2732	Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware vMA 4.x and 5.x before 5.0.0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.395% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/82276
http://secunia.com/advisories/49300
http://secunia.com/advisories/49322
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53697
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027099
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0010.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75891

History

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Subscriptions

Vmware Vma

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:42 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 1, 2012, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:42 PM
Reserved: May 14, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 1, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

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