| VID |
23255 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
VMware Workstation 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 Workstation installed on the remote host is 12.1.x prior to 12.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the Shared Folders (HGFS) feature due to improper loading of Dynamic-link library (DLL) files from insecure paths, including the current working directory, which may not be under user control. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability, by placing a malicious DLL in the path or by convincing a user into opening a file on a network share, to inject and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
* 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:
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.html
* Platforms Affected:
VMware Workstation prior to 12.1.1
Linux Any version
Microsoft Windows Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest versions of the affected applications(VMware Workstation 12.1.1 or later) available from the VMware Download Web site at http://www.vmware.com/download/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2016-5330 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
92323 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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