Race condition in the mounting process in vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Server 2.0.2 on Linux, and VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101 allows host OS users to gain privileges via vectors involving temporary files
Published Dec 6, 2010
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.29%
Description
Race condition in the mounting process in vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Server 2.0.2 on Linux, and VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101 allows host OS users to gain privileges via vectors involving temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.1
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
Running on/with
- n/a
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:M/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 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 19.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 20.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 15.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | 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 (10)
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/69585 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42453 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/69585 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42453 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory |
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