VMware Horizon View Client 4.x < 4.8.0 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (VMSA-2018-0014)

high Nessus Plugin ID 110294

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of VMware Horizon View Client installed on the remote host is 4.x prior to 4.8.0. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Horizon View Client 4.8.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 110294

File Name: vmware_horizon_view_client_vmsa_2018_0014.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/1/2018

Updated: 10/25/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6964

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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: installed_sw/VMware Horizon View Client

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6964

BID: 104315

VMSA: 2018-0014

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