Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-1662
Public exploit exists!
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.
Threat overview for CVE-2013-1662
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
443
IPs affected by CVE-2013-1662 23
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1662
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.09%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 35 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
Metasploit modules for CVE-2013-1662
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VMWare Setuid vmware-mount Unsafe popen(3)
Disclosure Date: 2013-08-22First seen: 2020-04-26exploit/linux/local/vmware_mountVMWare Workstation (up to and including 9.0.2 build-1031769) and Player have a setuid executable called vmware-mount that invokes lsb_release in the PATH with popen(3). Since PATH is user-controlled, and the default system shell on Debian-
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-1662
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-1662
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-1662
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http://blog.cmpxchg8b.com/2013/08/security-debianisms.html
Tavis Ormandy: Security Debianisms
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0010.html
VMSA-2013-0010Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2013-1662
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*