| VID |
23288 |
| 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 14.x prior to 14.1.5. It is, therefore, affected by integer overflow vulnerability in the virtual network devices. An attacker with access to a guest system may be able to execute code on the host system by leveraging this vulnerability.
* 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-2018-0030.html
* Platforms Affected:
VMware Workstation prior to 14.1.5
Linux Any version
Microsoft Windows Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest versions of the affected applications(VMware Workstation 14.1.5 or later) available from the VMware Download Web site at http://www.vmware.com/download/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2018-6983 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
105986 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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