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CVE-2004-2515
Format string vulnerability in VMware Workstation 4.5.2 build-8848, if running with elevated privileges, might allow local users to…
High7.2EPSS 0.55%
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Description
Format string vulnerability in VMware Workstation 4.5.2 build-8848, if running with elevated privileges, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments. NOTE: it is not clear if there are any default or typical circumstances under which VMware would be running with privileges beyond those already available to the attackers, so this might not be a vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.55% · top 54% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20041129 Format string flaw in VMWare Workstation 4.5.2 build-8848. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 11737 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 12169 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- vmware-format-string(18297) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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