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.
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023835
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39407
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
http://secunia.com/advisories/39201
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html