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A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation and Player on Windows (Virtualization Software) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
VMware Workstation 11.x before 11.1.3 and VMware Player 7.x before 7.1.3 on Windows incorrectly access an executable file, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was released 05/18/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2077 since 01/26/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91226 (VMware Player 7.x < 7.1.3 Host Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2016-0005)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91226).
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 91226
Nessus Name: VMware Player 7.x < 7.1.3 Host Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2016-0005)
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OpenVAS ID: 703255
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2016-0005 VMware product updates address critical and important security issues
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Timeline
05/17/2015 🔍01/26/2016 🔍
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05/19/2016 🔍
08/21/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: vmware.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2077 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035900
SecurityFocus: 90706
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
Entry
Created: 05/19/2016 10:48Updated: 08/21/2022 11:20
Changes: 05/19/2016 10:48 (67), 12/02/2018 09:54 (4), 08/21/2022 11:20 (4)
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