CVE-2010-1139

Description

Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Linux, and VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in process metadata.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory vmware.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html patch vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39407 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html patch vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/63606 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39201 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023835 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1139?
CVE-2010-1139 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1139?
To fix CVE-2010-1139, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-1139 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-1139 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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