Format string vulnerability in VMware Workstation 4.5.2 build-8848, if running with elevated privileges, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments
Published Oct 25, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.55%
Description
Format string vulnerability in VMware Workstation 4.5.2 build-8848, if running with elevated privileges, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments. NOTE: it is not clear if there are any default or typical circumstances under which VMware would be running with privileges beyond those already available to the attackers, so this might not be a vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.5.2_build_8848
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00546) | 43.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00546) | 41.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 9.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 22.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 32.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 30.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1320.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/12169 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11737 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18297 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1320.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/12169 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11737 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18297 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.