CVE-2013-5972
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-5972 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-11-18 05:23:57 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3 and VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3 on Linux do not properly handle shared libraries, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.000460000 probability, percentile 0.140160000 (date 2026-04-29)
Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Vmware | Player | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 9.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 9.0.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMSA-2013-0013 | United States | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| 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.