VMware Workstation/Player prior 12.5.0 DLL Hijacking untrusted search path
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A vulnerability has been found in VMware Workstation and Player (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability (Hijacking). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.0 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
The weakness was published 09/13/2016 by Mateusz Jurczyk (window) as VMSA-2016-0014 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7085 since 08/23/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
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 vulnerability database at Tenable (93521). Similar entries are available at 91611, 91612, 91613 and 91614.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Name: HijackingClass: Untrusted search path / Hijacking
CWE: CWE-426
ATT&CK: T1574
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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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)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7085 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036805
SecurityFocus: 92940 - Multiple VMware Workstation Products CVE-2016-7085 DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entry
Created: 09/14/2016 20:45Updated: 04/17/2019 11:45
Changes: 09/14/2016 20:45 (75), 04/17/2019 11:45 (12)
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