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CVE-2012-5458

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Published: Nov 14, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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8.3
Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 6.5 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.

Affected (13)

Vmware
2 products
Player
Workstation
Configuration A
13 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Player
Version 4.0.0.18997
Player
Version 4.0.1
Player
Version 4.0.2
Player
Version 4.0.3
Player
Version 4.0.4
Player
Version 4.0
Vmware
Workstation
Version 8.0.0.18997
Workstation
Version 8.0.1.27038
Workstation
Version 8.0.1
Workstation
Version 8.0.2
Workstation
Version 8.0.3
Workstation
Version 8.0.4
Workstation
Version 8.0
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-264
CWE-264

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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