CVE-2010-4295 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in the mounting process to gain elevated privileges on the host operating system.
- 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-2010-4295?
CVE-2010-4295 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 6 Dec 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in the mounting process in vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Server 2.0.2 on Linux, and VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101 allows host OS users to gain privileges via vectors involving temporary files.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4295?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Vmware Fusion, Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4295 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-4295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Fusion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fmhg-h6vw-qwgj.