VMware Player 5.x < 5.0.3 Host Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2013-0013)

high Nessus Plugin ID 71052

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Synopsis

The remote host contains software with a known, local privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The installed version of VMware Player 5.x running on Linux is earlier than 5.0.3. It therefore reportedly contains a vulnerability in its handling of shared libraries. This issue may allow a local, malicious user to escalate privileges to root on the host.

Solution

Update to VMware Player 5.0.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 71052

File Name: vmware_player_linux_5_0_3.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: General

Published: 11/22/2013

Updated: 3/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-5972

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:player

Required KB Items: Host/VMware Player/Version

Excluded KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5972

BID: 63739

VMSA: 2013-0013

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