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VMware Fusion 8.x < 8.5.0 Multiple Privilege Escalations (VMSA-2016-0014) (Mac OS X)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93519

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote Mac OS X host is 8.x prior to 8.5.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple NULL pointer dereference flaws in the graphic acceleration functions due to improper memory handling. A local attacker can exploit these to gain elevated privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Fusion version 8.5.0 or later. Note that VMware Tools on Mac OS X-based guests must also be updated to completely mitigate these vulnerabilities.

See Also

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93519

File Name: macosx_fusion_vmsa_2016_0014.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/15/2016

Updated: 11/14/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7080

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:fusion

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, installed_sw/VMware Fusion

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7079, CVE-2016-7080

BID: 92938

VMSA: 2016-0014