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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware Workstation 2.0 (Virtualization Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file vmware-log.USERNAME. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

VMWare creates a temporary file vmware-log.USERNAME with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read or modify license information.

The weakness was disclosed 07/30/2001 by starman jones (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1059. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6925).

Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• VMware

Name

• Workstation

Version

• 2.0

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

07/30/2001 🔍
07/30/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/30/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/30/2001 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +983 days 🔍
07/07/2014 +3741 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: starman jones
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1059 (🔍)
X-Force: 6925 - VMware creates an insecure license file in /tmp
SecurityFocus: 3119 - VMWare TMP Directory License Information Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5475 - VMware vmware-log.USERNAME Information Disclosure

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 16:52
Updated: 05/31/2018 10:31
Changes: 07/07/2014 16:52 (54), 05/31/2018 10:31 (7)
Complete: 🔍

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