CVE-2010-1140

Description

The USB service in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600 and VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600 on Windows might allow host OS users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program at an unspecified location on the host OS disk.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory vmware.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 mailing list patch vendor advisory
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39397 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023834 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1140?
CVE-2010-1140 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1140?
To fix CVE-2010-1140, 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-2010-1140 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-1140 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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