VMware Player 14.x < 14.1.2 Multiple DoS (VMSA-2018-0013)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 110098

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of VMware Player installed on the remote Windows host is 14.x prior to 14.1.2. It is, therefore, missing a security update that fixes multiple RPC related flaws that allow denial of service attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Player version 14.1.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 110098

File Name: vmware_player_win_vmsa_2018_0013.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/24/2018

Updated: 11/4/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6963

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:player

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/VMware Player

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6963

BID: 104237

VMSA: 2018-0013

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