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TI-2012-04585 Aliases CVE-2012-5458GHSA-f9mp-7f7v-39g9

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use…

Priority LOW 37CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00704 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0.18997VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.18997VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.27038VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.18997 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.18997 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.27038 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5458
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9mp-7f7v-39g9

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2010-01161 Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-03093 Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-03731 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03556 Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-04202 Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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