PROBLEM:
A vulnerability was reported in VMware vMA
PLATFORM:
Version(s): vMA 4.0, 4.1, 5 patch 1 (5.0.0.1)
ABSTRACT:
A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
Reference Links:
SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1027099
CVE-2012-2752
Vendor Advisory
IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
High
Discussion:
A local user can exploit a library loading error to cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target system with elevated privileges.
Impact:
Privilege escalation
Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (vSphere Management Assistant 5.0 Patch 2 (5.0.0.2)).