CVE-2005-2939 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in the C: drive due to unquoted search paths in VMware Workstation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-2939?
CVE-2005-2939 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 18 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2939?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2939?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2939 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-2939 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2939 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vjq5-3qc3-q3mx.