VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2939
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vmware/workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015225
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=340&type=vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15448
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015225
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=340&type=vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15448
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.