FKIE_CVE-2013-5972

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-11-18 05:23 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3 and VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3 on Linux do not properly handle shared libraries, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware workstation 9.0
vmware workstation 9.0.1
vmware workstation 9.0.2
vmware player 5.0
vmware player 5.0.1
vmware player 5.0.2
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