VMware Workstation 8.x < 8.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0015)

high Nessus Plugin ID 63077

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Synopsis

The remote host has a virtualization application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The VMware Workstation 8.x install detected on the remote host is earlier than 8.0.5 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- Certain processes, when created, have weak security permissions assigned. It is possible to commandeer these process threads, which could result in elevation of privileges in the context of the host. (CVE-2012-5458)

- A DLL binary planning vulnerability exists that could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host. (CVE-2012-5459)

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Workstation 8.0.5 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 63077

File Name: vmware_workstation_multiple_vmsa_2012_0015.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/28/2012

Updated: 3/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5458

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, Host/VMware Workstation/Version, VMware/Workstation/Path

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5458, CVE-2012-5459

BID: 56469, 56470

VMSA: 2012-0015

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