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CVE-2010-4295

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.

Published

2010-12-06T21:05:49.403

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	workstation	7.0	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.1.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.1.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	-	No
Application	vmware	player	3.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	3.1.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	3.1.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	-	No
Application	vmware	server	2.0.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	-	No
Application	vmware	fusion	3.1	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	3.1.1	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	3.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	-	No

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/69585 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42453 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/69585 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42453 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)