VMware Workstation 11.x < 11.1.3 Host Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2016-0005)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 91227

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is 11.x prior to 11.1.3. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an improperly referenced executable. A local attacker can exploit this to gain elevated permissions on the host system.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Workstation version 11.1.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 91227

File Name: vmware_workstation_priv_esc_vmsa_2016_0005.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/18/2016

Updated: 3/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2077

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:workstation

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2077

BID: 90706

VMSA: 2016-0005

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