CVE-2013-5972

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.

Published: 2013-11-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-5972 is rated Moderate Risk (40.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5972

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 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.41% +0.37%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5972

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-2013-5972

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5972

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware workstation 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5972

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