VMware Workstation 15.x < 15.1.0 DLL-hijacking Vulnerability (VMSA-2019-0007)

high Nessus Plugin ID 125224

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by DLL-hijacking vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is 15.x prior to 15.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by DLL-hijacking vulnerability. An authenticated, attacker can exploit this to gain privileged or administrator access to the host system.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Workstation version 15.1.0, or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 125224

File Name: vmware_workstation_win_vmsa_2019_0007.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/16/2019

Updated: 10/30/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5526

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5526

BID: 108333

VMSA: 2019-0007

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