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    CVE-2010-1139

    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.

    Published:Apr 12, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 12, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.00075
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Fusion
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Player
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vix Api
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High