CVE-2010-1139 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2010-1139

Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x,...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

workstation, player, server, fusion, vix api
Vulnerable Versions:
6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 1.6.0, 1.6.1

Timeline

Official Publish: April 12th, 2010
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.