CVE-2010-1139

Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Linux, and VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in process metadata.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2010-04-12

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-134

Affected products

• Fusion (Vmware)
• Player (Vmware)
• Server (Vmware)
• Vix Api (Vmware)
• Workstation (Vmware)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
• http://osvdb.org/63606
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39201
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39407
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023835
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html