CVE-2010-1139

Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Linux, and VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.7 build 246742, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in process metadata.

Published: 2010-04-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1139 is rated Low Risk (35.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1139

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.05% 0.07% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.05% -1.23%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1139

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1139

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1139

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2010-1139: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-1139

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1139

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware workstation 6.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vix_api 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vix_api 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1139

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