8.3

CVE-2012-5458: vmware player

CVSS: 8.3v2.0HighModified
Published 14-11-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5458 is a high (CVSS 8.3) vulnerability in vmware player. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.70%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.70% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware2 products
  • player4.0 | 4.0.0.18997 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4
  • workstation8.0 | 8.0.0.18997 | 8.0.1 | 8.0.1.27038 | 8.0.2 | 8.0.3 | 8.0.4

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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