Description
vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted lsb_release binary in a directory in the PATH, related to use of the popen library function.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2013-1691 | vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted lsb_release binary in a directory in the PATH, related to use of the popen library function. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T04:29:37.889Z
Reserved: 2013-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-1662
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-08-24T01:55:04.017
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-1662
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD