CVE-2013-1662
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CVE-2013-1662 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted lsb_release binary in a directory in the PATH, related to use of the popen library function.. EPSS estimates a 4.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted lsb_release binary in a directory in the PATH, related to use of the popen library function.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.0.18997 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.1 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.1.27038 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.2 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.3 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.4 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.5 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 8.0.6 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 9.0 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 9.0.1 |
| Vmware | Workstation | 9.0.2 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0.0.18997 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0.1 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0.2 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0.3 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0.4 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0.5 |
| Vmware | Player | 4.0.6 |
| Vmware | Player | 5.0 |
| Vmware | Player | 5.0.1 |
| Vmware | Player | 5.0.2 |
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