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CVE-2010-1139

Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Linux, and VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in process metadata.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-1139 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from vmware, from vmware, from linux and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-04-12T18:30:00.587

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-134

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.0	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.2	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.3	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5.2	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5.3	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	*	No
Application	vmware	server	2.0.0	Yes
Application	vmware	server	2.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	server	2.0.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	*	No
Application	vmware	fusion	2.0	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	2.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	2.0.2	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	2.0.3	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	2.0.4	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	2.0.5	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	2.0.6	Yes
Application	vmware	vix_api	1.6.0	Yes
Application	vmware	vix_api	1.6.1	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html ([email protected])
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/63606 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/39201 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39407 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023835 ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/63606 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39201 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39407 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023835 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For vmware's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.