CVE-2010-1139

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-1139
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-04-12 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Linux, and VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in process metadata.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-134 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Vmware Player 2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Player 2.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Player 2.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Player 2.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Server 2.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Server 2.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Server 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
VMware 'vmrun' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - VMware vmrun Command Format String Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
osvdb.org/63606 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
VMware Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
VMSA-2010-0007.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0007 VMware hosted products, vCenter Server and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware VIX API "vmrun" Format String Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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