Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958 in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first argument to the StartProcess method.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35673 | vdb entry |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4244 | exploit |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25118 | vdb entry |