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CVE-2011-1126

VMware vmrun, as used in VIX API 1.x before 1.10.3 and VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x before 7.1.4 build 385536 on Linux, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in an unspecified directory.

Published

2011-04-04T12:27:38.157

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-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware vix_api 1.0 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.1 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.1.1 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.1.2 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.1.3 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.1.4 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.1.5 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.6.0 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.6.1 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.7 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.8 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.8.1 Yes
Application vmware vix_api 1.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel * No
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 workstation 6.5.4 Yes
Application vmware workstation 6.5.5 Yes
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
Application vmware workstation 7.1.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel * No
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