CVE-2010-4295

Medium

Description

Race condition in the mounting process in vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Server 2.0.2 on Linux, and VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101 allows host OS users to gain privileges via vectors involving temporary files.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Workstation
PublishedDec 6, 2010
First seenDec 6, 2010

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware workstation7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2—
vmware player3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2—
vmware server2.0.2—
vmware fusion3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2—

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