VMware Workstation/Player prior 12.5.0 on Windows TrueType Font memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware Workstation and Player on Windows (Virtualization Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component TrueType Font Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 09/13/2016 by Mateusz Jurczyk (window) with Google as VMSA-2016-0014 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7083 since 08/23/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93521 (VMware Workstation 12.x < 12.5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2016-0014)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370136 (VMware Workstation Pro and Player Multiple Vulnerabilities. (VMSA-2016-0014)).
Upgrading to version 12.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93521) and Exploit-DB (40398). See 91611, 91612, 91614 and 91615 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 93521
Nessus Name: VMware Workstation 12.x < 12.5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2016-0014)
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OpenVAS ID: 103239
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2016-0014: VMware ESXi updates address multiple security issues
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Upgrade: Workstation/Player 12.5.0
Timeline
08/23/2016 🔍09/13/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: VMSA-2016-0014
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk (window)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7083 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036805
SecurityFocus: 92934 - Multiple VMware Workstation Products Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entry
Created: 09/14/2016 20:45Updated: 09/16/2022 16:41
Changes: 09/14/2016 20:45 (75), 04/17/2019 11:24 (16), 09/16/2022 16:41 (3)
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