VMware Player: VMware Tools Incorrect Folder Permissions Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2012-0007) (CVE-2012-1518)
8
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
04/17/2012
07/25/2018
11/30/2013
05/09/2019
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.
Solution(s)
- vmware-player-upgrade-3_1_6
- vmware-player-upgrade-4_0_2
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