CVE-2012-5458 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain host OS privileges by exploiting weak thread permissions in VMware Workstation or Player on Windows.
- 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-2012-5458?
CVE-2012-5458 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 14 Nov 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5458?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5458?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5458 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5458 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9mp-7f7v-39g9.