CVE-2010-4297

high

Description

The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.8 build 328035 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101; VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1; and VMware ESX 3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 allows host OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS via unspecified vectors, related to a "command injection" issue.

References

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/45166

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/42482

http://secunia.com/advisories/42480

http://osvdb.org/69590

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-12-06

Updated: 2018-10-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High