CVE-2010-4297

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4297
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-12-06 21:05:49 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.8 build 328035 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101; VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1; and VMware ESX 3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 allows host OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS via unspecified vectors, related to a "command injection" issue.

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-20 | 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
Application Vmware Esx 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Esx 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Esx 4.1 All All All
Application Vmware Esxi 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Esxi 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Esxi 4.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 2.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 2.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 2.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 2.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 2.0.6 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 2.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 2.0.8 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 3.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 3.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 3.1.2 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 Player 2.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Player 2.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Player 3.1 All All All
Application Vmware Player 3.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Player 3.1.2 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
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.1.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Products VMware Tools Command Injection Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/69590 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
VMSA-2010-0018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0018 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com
VMware Hosted Products VMware Tools Command Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - VMware Movie Decoder Heap Overflow in Decompression Routine Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VMware Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
VMware Race Conditions and Input Validation Flaw Let Local Users on the Host Operating System Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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