8.5
HIGH
CVE-2010-1142
VMware Tools Privilege Escalation Trojan Horse Vulnerability
Description

VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459; VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459; VMware Server 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.6 build 246742; VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0; and VMware ESX 2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, and 4.0 does not properly load VMware programs, which might allow Windows guest OS users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program at an unspecified location on the guest OS disk.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-1142 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware esx
2 Vmware esxi
3 Vmware player
4 Vmware server
5 Vmware workstation
6 Vmware fusion
7 Vmware ace
1 Microsoft windows
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-1142 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-1142 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
    Added Reference http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39198
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
    Added Reference http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2010-04-12-2-PUB.txt
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39394
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023832
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023833
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-1142 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-1142 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.30 }} -0.05%

score

0.69341

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability