CVE-2012-5459

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."

CVSS v2.0 7.9 HIGH

7.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 5.5 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://osvdb.org/87119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
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	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79923

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-11-14 12:30

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2012-5459

Mitre link : CVE-2012-5459

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-5459

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

workstation
player

microsoft

windows

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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