CVE-2012-1518
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CVE-2012-1518 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.2, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.2, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 use an incorrect ACL for the VMware Tools folder, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via unspecified vectors.. EPSS estimates a 1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.2, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.2, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 use an incorrect ACL for the VMware Tools folder, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.1 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0.1 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0.2 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 4.0 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 4.0.1 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 4.0.2 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 4.1 |
| Vmware | Fusion | 4.1.1 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 3.5 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 4.0 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 4.1 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 5.0 |
| Vmware | Esx | 3.5 |
| Vmware | Esx | 4.0 |
| Vmware | Esx | 4.1 |
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- Status
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