CVE-2010-4297 Command injection in n/a
Local users can exploit a command injection flaw in VMware Tools to gain elevated privileges on the guest 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-2010-4297?
CVE-2010-4297 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Vmware Esx, 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
The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.8 build 328035 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101; VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1; and VMware ESX 3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 allows host OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS via unspecified vectors, related to a "command injection" issue.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4297?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Vmware Esx, Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2010-4297 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4297 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esx
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrqj-4f32-p884.