CVE-2011-1126
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-1126 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-04-04 12:27:38 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | VMware vmrun, as used in VIX API 1.x before 1.10.3 and VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x before 7.1.4 build 385536 on Linux, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in an unspecified directory. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vix Api | 1.9 | 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 | 6.5.4 | 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 |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 7.1.3 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware VIX API "vmrun" Privilege Escalation Security Issue - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| VMSA-2011-0006 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| VMware Workstation "vmrun" Privilege Escalation Security Issue - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CXSecurity - IDS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| VMware 'vmrun' on Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [Security-announce] UPDATED VMSA-2011-0006.1 VMware vmrun utility local privilege escalation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.vmware.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VMware vmrun Utility Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.