Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-4897 is a local privilege risk in the VMware Movie Decoder installer before version 9.0. A local user could abuse how the installer searches for executables, using a malicious file placed in the installer directory. This is mainly a legacy exposure concern, not a confirmed internet-facing issue. Exposure is most likely where VMware Movie Decoder before 9.0 remains installed or its vulnerable installer is still used. Risk depends on local user access and write/control conditions around the installer directory. Treat as a targeted legacy hygiene issue. Prioritize if VMware Movie Decoder exists on shared workstations, build hosts, admin machines, or software distribution shares. It is not supported by the bundle as a current mass-exploitation emergency. Mitigation focus: Upgrade VMware Movie Decoder to version 9.0 or later where present.; Follow VMware VMSA-2012-0014 for vendor update guidance.; Remove obsolete vulnerable installers from shared or user-writable locations..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2012-4897 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- vmware-movie-code-execution(79046)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.