Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 2, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 1, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Apr 12, 2010
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 2, 2022
Last updated
Feb 1, 2023
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.
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