CVE-2013-5972 VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3 and VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3 on Linux do not properly handle shared libraries, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
HighCVSS 7.2
EPSS 0.41%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3 and VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3 on Linux do not properly handle shared libraries, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware Workstation | = 9.0 | No fix listed |
| VMware Workstation | = 9.0.1 | No fix listed |
| VMware Workstation | = 9.0.2 | No fix listed |
| VMware player | = 5.0 | No fix listed |
| VMware player | = 5.0.1 | No fix listed |
| VMware player | = 5.0.2 | No fix listed |
References
- www.vmware.com patch vendor-advisory