VMware 'vmrun' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:39407

CVE-2010-1139 |

Info

VMware 'vmrun' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 39407
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2010-1139
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 09 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 01 2012 07:10PM
Credit: Thomas Toth-Steiner
Vulnerable: VMWare Workstation 6.5.3
VMWare Workstation 6.5.2
VMWare Workstation 6.5.1
VMWare Workstation 6.5 build 118166
VMWare Workstation 6.5.3 build 185404
VMWare Workstation 6.5.2 build 156735
VMWare VIX API 1.6
VMWare Server 2.0.2 Build 203138
VMWare Server 2.0.2
VMWare Server 2.0.1 build 156745
VMWare Server 2.0.1
VMWare Server 2.0
VMWare Player 2.5.4
VMWare Player 2.5.3
VMWare Player 2.5.2 build 156735
VMWare Player 2.5.2
VMWare Player 2.5.1
VMWare Player 2.5 build 118166
VMWare Player 2.5.3 build 185404
VMWare Fusion 2.0.6 Build 196839
VMWare Fusion 2.0.6
VMWare Fusion 2.0.5
VMWare Fusion 2.0.4
VMWare Fusion 2.0.3
VMWare Fusion 2.0.2 build 147997
VMWare Fusion 2
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: VMWare Workstation 6.5.4 build 246459
VMWare VIX API 1.7
VMWare Player 2.5.4 build 246459
VMWare Fusion 2.0.7 Build 246742

Discussion

VMware 'vmrun' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Multiple VMware products are prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on a host running the affected applications.

The issue affects VMware VIX API, Workstation, Player, Server, and Fusion.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 39345 (VMware Hosted Products VMSA-2010-0007 Multiple Remote and Local Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

VMware 'vmrun' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

VMware 'vmrun' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and patches. Please see the references for more information.

References

VMware 'vmrun' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report