VMware vMA Library Loading Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1027099 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1027099
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-2752
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 25 2012
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Impact:
User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): vMA 4.0, 4.1, 5 patch 1 (5.0.0.1)
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in VMware vMA. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can exploit a library loading error to cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target system with elevated privileges.
Thorsten Tullmann reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (vMA 5.0 Patch 2 (5.0.0.2)).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0010.html
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Vendor URL: www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0010.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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