CVE-2012-5459 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges on the host OS by placing a malicious DLL in a system folder, affecting VMware Workstation and Player users.
- 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-2012-5459?
CVE-2012-5459 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
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a "system folder."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5459?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5459 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4g79-8pmr-hjx2.