VMware Fusion 10.x < 10.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2018-0013) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 110097

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 10.x prior to 10.1.2. It is, therefore, missing a security update that fixes multiple flaws that allow local privilege escalation and multiple denial of service attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Fusion version 10.1.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 110097

File Name: macosx_fusion_vmsa_2018_0013.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 5/24/2018

Updated: 11/4/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2018-6962

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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: 5/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6962, CVE-2018-6963

BID: 104235, 104237

VMSA: 2018-0013

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