| VID |
23249 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
VMware Player is one of the commercial software products that allow the creation and execution of multiple virtual computers simultaneously on the same system without having to reboot or partition the drive.
The version of VMware Player installed on the remote host is 7.x prior to 7.1.3. 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.
* Note: This check requires an account with Guest or upper privileges which can access the registry of the remote host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0005.html
* Platforms Affected:
VMware Player prior to 7.1.3
Linux Any version
Microsoft Windows Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest versions of the affected applications(VMware Player 7.1.3 or later) available from the VMware Download Web site at http://www.vmware.com/download/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2016-2077 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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