Vulnerability Details CVE-2012-5459
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a "system folder."
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 44.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.9
References
- http://osvdb.org/87119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79923
- http://osvdb.org/87119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79923
Products affected by CVE-2012-5459
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:1.0
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:2.0
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:2000
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:3.0
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:3.1
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:3.11
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2008
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:vista