# CVE-2013-1662: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2013-08-24 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0010.html
- http://blog.cmpxchg8b.com/2013/08/security-debianisms.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40169
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27938
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/vmware_mount.rb

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