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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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1126 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from vmware, from linux, from vmware organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, 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

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

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000131.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43885 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43943 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8173 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025270 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517240/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47094 ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0006.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0816 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66472 ([email protected])
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000131.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43885 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43943 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8173 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025270 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517240/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47094 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0006.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0816 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66472 (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.