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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2013-5972

CVE-2013-5972

Description

VMware Workstation 9.x before 9.0.3 and VMware Player 5.x before 5.0.3 on Linux do not properly handle shared libraries, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.

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Affected products

8
  • VMware/Player4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 5.x < 5.0.3
  • VMware/Workstation4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 9.x < 9.0.3

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