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CVE-2013-5972

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Published: Nov 18, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3 and VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3 on Linux do not properly handle shared libraries, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected (6)

Vmware
2 products
Workstation
Player
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Workstation
Version 9.0.1
Workstation
Version 9.0.2
Workstation
Version 9.0
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Player
Version 5.0.1
Player
Version 5.0.2
Player
Version 5.0

Related CWEs

CWE-264
CWE-264

References (2)

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

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