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CVE-2012-5458 Details

Description

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/87118 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79924 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56469 CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/87118 [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware player
4.0
4.0.0.18997
4.0.1
4.0.2
4.0.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation
8.0
8.0.0.18997
8.0.1
8.0.1.27038
8.0.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5458
NVD Published Date:
Nov 14, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-5458 Details - Not Deferred