VMware Fusion 4.x < 4.1.2 (VMSA-2012-0007)

high Nessus Plugin ID 58792

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Synopsis

The remote host has a virtualization application affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Fusion 4.x installed on the Mac OS X host is earlier than 4.1.2. As such, it is reportedly affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability because the access control list of the VMware Tools folder is incorrectly set.

By exploiting this issue, a local attacker could elevate his privileges on Windows-based Guest Operating Systems.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Fusion 4.1.2 or later.

In addition to patching, VMware Tools must be updated on all Windows guest VMs in order to completely mitigate the vulnerability.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58792

File Name: macosx_fusion_4_1_2.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 4/19/2012

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:fusion

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, MacOSX/Fusion/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2012

Exploitable With

CANVAS (White_Phosphorus)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1518

BID: 53006

VMSA: 2012-0007

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