The installer in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 and VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 renders an index.htm file if present in the installation directory, which might allow local users to trigger unintended interpretation of web script or HTML by creating this file.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
Link | Tags |
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html | vendor advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/41574 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.html | mailing list |
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2491 | vdb entry vendor advisory |
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024481 | vdb entry |