Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2010-4295
Race condition in the mounting process in vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Server 2.0.2 on Linux, and VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101 allows host OS users to gain privileges via vectors involving temporary files.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- Linux Kernel
- VMware Fusion — versions 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1
- VMware Player — versions 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1
- VMware Server — versions 2.0.2
- VMware Workstation — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Mailing List)
- osvdb.org/69585 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/42453 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/42482 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4295?
- CVE-2010-4295 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). Published 2010-12-06.
- Is CVE-2010-4295 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.