Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Linux, and VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in process metadata
Published Apr 12, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Linux, and VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in process metadata.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.5.0
- 6.5.1
- 6.5.2
- 6.5.3
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 20.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 19.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 16.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/63606 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39201 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39407 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023835 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/63606 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39201 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39407 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023835 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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