CVE-2013-1662

vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted lsb_release binary in a directory in the PATH, related to use of the popen library function.

CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0010.html	Vendor Advisory
http://blog.cmpxchg8b.com/2013/08/security-debianisms.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2013-08-23 18:55

Updated : 2013-08-26 08:14

NVD link : CVE-2013-1662

Mitre link : CVE-2013-1662

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

vmware

workstation
player

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