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VMware Fusion 8.x < 8.5.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0018) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 104851

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 8.x prior to 8.5.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities that allow arbitrary code execution or crashing of VMs.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Fusion version 8.5.9 or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/in/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0018.html

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-921/

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-922/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104851

File Name: macosx_fusion_vmsa_2017_0018.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/29/2017

Updated: 11/12/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-4934

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:fusion

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, installed_sw/VMware Fusion

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/16/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/16/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-4934, CVE-2017-4938, CVE-2017-4939

BID: 101887, 101903