The host is installed with the VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4 or VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.4 and is prone to privilege escalation vulnerability via a race condition. A flaw is present in the application, which allows an attacker to access the guestOS to mount the arbitrary directories and hence gain control of the mounted directory. Successful exploitation leads to unauthorized modification, information disclosure and denial of service conditions.