VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5377 VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.237Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5458

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-11-14T12:30:59.757

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-5458

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