Description
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1320.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11737
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/12169
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18297
Scores
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
vmware/workstation
4.5.2_build_8848
Published
Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026