Vulnerability in Vmware Workstation
CVE-2004-2515
Format string vulnerability in VMware Workstation 4.5.2 build-8848, if running with elevated privileges, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments. NOTE: it is not clear if there are any default or typical circumstances under which VMware would be running with privileges beyond those already available to the attackers, so this might not be a vulnerability.
EPSS: 0.005 (42.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Vmware Workstation — versions 4.5.2_build_8848
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)