CVE-2013-5972
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
18/11/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3 and VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3 on Linux do not properly handle shared libraries, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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