PT-2013-5895 · Vmware · Vmware Player+1

Published 2013-11-16 · Updated 2013-11-19 · CVE-2013-5972

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 versions 9.0.0 through 9.0.2 VMware Player versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.2

Description The issue arises from improper handling of shared libraries, allowing host OS users to gain host OS privileges.

Recommendations For VMware Workstation versions 9.0.0 through 9.0.2, update to version 9.0.3 or later. For VMware Player versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, update to version 5.0.3 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-5972

Affected Products

Vmware Player

Vmware Workstation

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5972 · Security Note
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0013.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-5972 · Note