CVE-2005-2939 (GCVE-0-2005-2939)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-11-18 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 22:53
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Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15448 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?i… third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015225 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2005-11-15 00:00
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