6.9

CVE-2013-1662: vmware player

CVSS: 6.9v2.0MediumModified
Published 24-08-2013Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1662 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in vmware player. EPSS estimates a 4.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.64%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 24-08-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.64% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.64%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    VMware - Setuid VMware-mount Popen lsb_release Privilege Escalation

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    VMware - Setuid VMware-mount Unsafe popen(3) (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    VMWare Setuid vmware-mount Unsafe popen(3)

    exploit/linux/local/vmware_mount

    Maturity: weaponized

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 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.6 | 5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2
  • workstation8.0 | 8.0.0.18997 | 8.0.1 | 8.0.1.27038 | 8.0.2 | 8.0.3 | 8.0.4 | 8.0.5 | 8.0.6 | 9.0 | 9.0.1 | 9.0.2

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links