CVE-2012-1518
high
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
8.3
VIR risk
8.3
Description
VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.2, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.2, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 use an incorrect ACL for the VMware Tools folder, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0007.html
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | workstation | 8.0 | |
| vmware | workstation | 8.0.1 | |
| vmware | player | 4.0 | |
| vmware | player | 4.0.1 | |
| vmware | player | 4.0.2 | |
| vmware | fusion | 4.0 | |
| vmware | fusion | 4.0.1 | |
| vmware | fusion | 4.0.2 | |
| vmware | fusion | 4.1 | |
| vmware | fusion | 4.1.1 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/81163
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48782
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53006
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026922
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026923
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0007.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16745
- http://osvdb.org/81163
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48782
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53006
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026922
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026923
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0007.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16745
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.