VMware Player 4.0.3

VMware Player can be used by anyone to run virtual machines on a Windows or Linux PC.

VMware Player makes it quick and easy to take advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of virtual machines.

VMware Player can be used by anyone to run a virtual machine shared by a colleague or friend. For example, customer support and development teams can share a customer scenario encapsulated within a virtual machine.

VMware Player is ideal for safely evaluating pre-built application environments, beta software, or other software distributed in virtual machines.

With VMware Player, anyone can easily experience the benefits of preconfigured products rapidly without any installation or configuration hassles.


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Here are some key features of "VMware Player":

Run any virtual machine:
· Run virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, GSX Server or ESX Server. VMware Player also supports Microsoft virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disk formats.

Revert to previous state:
· Revert virtual machines to a previous 'clean' state within seconds.

Access host PC devices:
· Use host CD/DVD drives, network adapters, and plug-and-play USB devices.

Copy and paste:
· Copy text and files between the virtual machine and the host PC.

Drag and drop:
· Drag and drop files between a Windows host PC and a Windows virtual machine.

Shared folders:
· Use shared folders to easily share files between virtual machine and the host PC.

Multiple networking options:
· Virtual machines can share or obtain new IP addresses or be isolated from the network and host.

32- and 64-bit host and guest operating system support:
· Run a wide variety of virtual machines containing 32- and 64-bit operating systems simultaneously on the same physical PC. Compatible 64-bit guest operating systems include select Microsoft Windows, Red Hat, SUSE, and FreeBSD distributions.

Adjustable memory:
· Tune virtual machine memory for optimal performance.

Configurable shutdown:
· Power down or suspend the virtual machine when closing VMware Player.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

Resolved Issues:

· VMware floppy device out-of-bounds memory write

· Due to a flaw in the virtual floppy configuration it was possible to perform an out-of-bounds memory write. This vulnerability allowed a guest user to crash the VMX process or to potentially execute code on the host.
· The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-2449 to this issue.

· VMware SCSI device unchecked memory write

· Due to a flaw in the SCSI device registration it was possible to perform an unchecked write into memory. This vulnerability allowed a guest user to crash the VMX process or to potentially execute code on the host.
· The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-2450 to this issue.