# CVE-2010-1139: Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Linux, and VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in process metadata.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39407
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
- http://osvdb.org/63606
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39201
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023835
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html

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