Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801559
Category:	Privilege escalation
Title:	VMware Products Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2010-0018) - Linux
Summary:	VMware products are prone to multiple local privilege escalation; vulnerabilities.
Description:	Summary: VMware products are prone to multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Insight: The flaws are due to: - Race conditions within the 'vmware-mount' utility when handling temporary files during the mounting process can be exploited to create files or directories. - An error within the 'vmware-mount' utility when loading libraries that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, this may aid in other attacks. Affected Software/OS: VMware Server version 2.x VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4295 BugTraq ID: 45167 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167 Bugtraq: 20101203 VMSA-2010-0018 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html http://osvdb.org/69585 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820 http://secunia.com/advisories/42453 http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4296 BugTraq ID: 45168 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45168 http://osvdb.org/69584
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