CVE-2012-5459 (GCVE-0-2012-5459)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-11-14 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a "system folder."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://osvdb.org/87119 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2012-11-08 00:00
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