CVE-2013-5972

VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3 and VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3 on Linux do not properly handle shared libraries, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0013.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.2:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2013-11-17 21:23

Updated : 2013-11-19 07:07

NVD link : CVE-2013-5972

Mitre link : CVE-2013-5972

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Products Affected

vmware

workstation
player

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