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CVE-2012-5458
Published: Nov 14, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
workstation-player-priv-esc(79924)
vdb-entry
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87118
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
56469
vdb-entry
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
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