VMware View Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

BID:52524

Info

VMware View Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 52524
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2012-1509
CVE-2012-1510
CVE-2012-1508
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 16 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 16 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Tarjei Mandt
Vulnerable: VMWare View 4.6
VMWare View 4.0
Not Vulnerable: VMWare View 4.6.1

Discussion

VMware View Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

VMware View is prone to multiple privilege-escalation vulnerabilities.

Local attackers can exploit the privilege-escalation issues to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or cause denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

VMware View Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

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 View Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

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

References

VMware View Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

References:
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