CVE-2010-1142

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.5
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Workstation
PublishedApr 12, 2010
First seenApr 12, 2010

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware workstation6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3—
vmware player2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3—
vmware ace2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3—
vmware server2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2—
vmware fusion2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 3.0—
vmware esxi3.5, 4.0—
vmware esx2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0—

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