CVE-2013-1662
Medium
Description
vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted lsb_release binary in a directory in the PATH, related to use of the popen library function.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Workstation
PublishedAug 24, 2013
First seenAug 24, 2013
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware workstation | 8.0, 8.0.0.18997, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.27038, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.5, 8.0.6, 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2 | — |
| vmware player | 4.0, 4.0.0.18997, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2 | — |
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