cve-2012-5458
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-11-14 11:00
Modified
2024-08-06 21:05
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/87118
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56469
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79924
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/87118
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56469
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79924
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