CVE-2012-1666

Publication date 8 September 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Tools in VMware Workstation before 8.0.4, VMware Player before 4.0.4, VMware Fusion before 4.1.2, VMware View before 5.1, and VMware ESX 4.1 before U3 and 5.0 before P03 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse tpfc.dll file in the current working directory.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vmware-view-client 12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
vmware-view-open-client 12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

sbeattie

windows only, attempts to open a dll