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VMware Workstation: Windows-based VMware Workstation and Player host privilege (VMSA-2010-0007) (CVE-2010-1140)

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VMware Workstation: Windows-based VMware Workstation and Player host privilege (VMSA-2010-0007) (CVE-2010-1140)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/12/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/18/2014
Modified
02/13/2015

Description

The USB service in VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600 and VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600 on Windows might allow host OS users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program at an unspecified location on the host OS disk.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-workstation-upgrade-7_0_1

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