Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a system folder.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Vmware | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |
| Player | Vmware | 4.0.0.18997 (including) | 4.0.0.18997 (including) |
| Player | Vmware | 4.0.1 (including) | 4.0.1 (including) |
| Player | Vmware | 4.0.2 (including) | 4.0.2 (including) |
| Player | Vmware | 4.0.3 (including) | 4.0.3 (including) |
| Player | Vmware | 4.0.4 (including) | 4.0.4 (including) |
| Workstation | Vmware | 8.0 (including) | 8.0 (including) |
| Workstation | Vmware | 8.0.0.18997 (including) | 8.0.0.18997 (including) |
| Workstation | Vmware | 8.0.1 (including) | 8.0.1 (including) |
| Workstation | Vmware | 8.0.1.27038 (including) | 8.0.1.27038 (including) |
| Workstation | Vmware | 8.0.2 (including) | 8.0.2 (including) |
| Workstation | Vmware | 8.0.3 (including) | 8.0.3 (including) |
| Workstation | Vmware | 8.0.4 (including) | 8.0.4 (including) |
References
- http://osvdb.org/87119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79923
- http://osvdb.org/87119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79923