Description
Race condition in the mounting process in vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Server 2.0.2 on Linux, and VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101 allows host OS users to gain privileges via vectors involving temporary files.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/69585Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42453Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42482Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/69585Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42453Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42482Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 6, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified