CVE-2013-1662 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain host OS privileges by placing a malicious lsb_release binary in the PATH, affecting VMware Workstation and Player on Debian systems.
- 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-2013-1662?
CVE-2013-1662 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 24 Aug 2013. 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 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted lsb_release binary in a directory in the PATH, related to use of the popen library function.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1662?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1662?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1662 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-1662 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-1662 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xx33-73cr-ffp7.