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Player CVE-2012-5458

HIGH
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)
2012-11-14 cve@mitre.org
Privilege Escalation VMware Microsoft Player Workstation
8.3
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
8.3 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Nov 14, 2012 - 12:30 cve.org
HIGH 8.3

DescriptionCVE.org

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.

AnalysisAI

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application. Affected products include: Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation. Version information: before 8.0.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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