CVE-2010-4295

high

Description

Race condition in the mounting process in vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Server 2.0.2 on Linux, and VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101 allows host OS users to gain privileges via vectors involving temporary files.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2010-4268

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded

http://secunia.com/advisories/42482

http://secunia.com/advisories/42453

http://osvdb.org/69585

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-12-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00057