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CVE-2004-2515

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-10-25 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• VMware Workstation: 4.5.2_build_8848

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1320.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/12169
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11737
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18297
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1320.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/12169
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11737
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18297

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