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TI-2013-01460 Aliases CVE-2013-1662GHSA-xx33-73cr-ffp7

vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems…

Priority LOW 38CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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-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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04638 91st 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 · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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: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:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.6VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableVMware
  • 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
  • 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:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.2VulnerableVMware
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:player:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • 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:player:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1662
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xx33-73cr-ffp7

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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