CVE-2005-2939 describes an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124. This flaw allows a local attacker to potentially gain elevated privileges by placing a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: drive. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0_build_13124CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.0.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.