CVE-2010-1139 describes a format string vulnerability in the vmrun utility, impacting several VMware products including VIX API, Workstation, Player, Server (on Linux), and Fusion. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges by injecting format string specifiers into process metadata. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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