CVE-2010-1142
What it is
VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459; VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459; VMware Server 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.6 build 246742; VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0; and VMware ESX 2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, and 4.0 does not properly load VMware programs, which might allow Windows guest OS users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program at an unspecified location on the guest OS disk.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a login. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- VMware Workstation 6.5.0
- VMware Workstation 6.5.1
- VMware Workstation 6.5.2
- VMware Workstation 6.5.3
- VMware Player 2.5
- VMware Player 2.5.1
- VMware Player 2.5.2
- VMware Player 2.5.3
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 8.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2010-1142.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2010-1142. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2010-04-12-2-PUB.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39394
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023833
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2010-04-12-2-PUB.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39394
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023833
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html