VMware Player 4.x < 4.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0015)

high Nessus Plugin ID 63076

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Synopsis

The remote host has a virtualization application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The VMware Player 4.x install detected on the remote host is earlier than 4.0.5 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- Certain processes, when created, have weak security permissions assigned. It is possible to commandeer these process threads, which could result in elevation of privileges in the context of the host. (CVE-2012-5458)

- A DLL binary planning vulnerability exists that could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host. (CVE-2012-5459)

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Player 4.0.5 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 63076

File Name: vmware_player_multiple_vmsa_2012_0015.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/28/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:player

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, VMware/Player/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5458, CVE-2012-5459

BID: 56470, 56469

VMSA: 2012-0015

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