CVE-2010-1142

Description

VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459; VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459; VMware Server 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.6 build 246742; VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0; and VMware ESX 2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, and 4.0 does not properly load VMware programs, which might allow Windows guest OS users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program at an unspecified location on the guest OS disk.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.11% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory vmware.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 mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39394 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html mailing list
http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2010-04-12-2-PUB.txt
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023833 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39198 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023832 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1142?
CVE-2010-1142 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1142?
To fix CVE-2010-1142, 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-2010-1142 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1142 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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