CVE-2004-2515

Format string vulnerability in VMware Workstation 4.5.2 build-8848, if running with elevated privileges, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments. NOTE: it is not clear if there are any default or typical circumstances under which VMware would be running with privileges beyond those already available to the attackers, so this might not be a vulnerability.

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GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-37f6-2x94-2r9p

Format string vulnerability in VMware Workstation 4.5.2 build-8848, if running with elevated...

References (8)

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1320.html Exploit
• http://www.osvdb.org/12169
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11737
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18297
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1320.html Exploit
• http://www.osvdb.org/12169
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11737
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18297