PT-2005-3787 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+1

Published 2005-11-18 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2939

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMWare Workstation version 5.0.0 build-13124

Description The issue is related to an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability, which could potentially allow local users to gain privileges. This might occur through a malicious "program.exe" file placed in the C: folder.

Recommendations For VMWare Workstation version 5.0.0 build-13124, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as using an unquoted search path can lead to security risks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2939

Affected Products

Vmware Workstation

Windows

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2939 · Security Note
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=340&type=vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15448 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015225 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2939 · Note