CVE-2011-1126

N/A Unknown

Published: April 04, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

VMware vmrun, as used in VIX API 1.x before 1.10.3 and VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x before 7.1.4 build 385536 on Linux, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in an unspecified directory.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000131.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/43885

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/43943

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8173

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025270

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517240/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47094

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0006.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0816

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66472

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000131.html