CVE-2010-4296 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2010-4296?

CVE-2010-4296 is a high-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

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 does not properly load libraries, which allows host OS users to gain privileges via vectors involving shared object files.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4296?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Vmware Fusion, Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4296?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-4296 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Vmware Fusion vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9p6f-fgq7-v5pr.