CVE-2012-1518

high

Description

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.2, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.2, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 use an incorrect ACL for the VMware Tools folder, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16745

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0007.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026923

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026922

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53006

http://secunia.com/advisories/48782

http://osvdb.org/81163

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-04-17

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/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

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00908