Description
VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.
Published: 2012-11-14
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5377 VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.
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Microsoft Windows
Vmware Player Workstation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.237Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5458

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-11-14T12:30:59.757

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-5458

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