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VMware Horizon View Client 2.x / 3.x / 4.x < 4.5.0 Startup Script Command Injection (VMSA-2017-0011) (macOS)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 100839

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Synopsis

A desktop virtualization application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by a command injection vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Horizon View Client installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 2.x, 3.x, or 4.x prior to 4.5.0. It is, therefore, affected by a command injection vulnerability in the service startup script due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can exploit this, by sending specially crafted data, to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Horizon View Client 4.5.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0011

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 100839

File Name: macosx_vmware_horizon_view_client_vmsa_2017_0011.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/16/2017

Updated: 3/20/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-4918

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view_client

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/VMware Horizon View Client

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-4918

BID: 98984

VMSA: 2017-0011