VMware Fusion 8.x < 8.5.2 Drag-and-Drop Feature Arbitrary Code Execution (VMSA-2016-0019)

high Nessus Plugin ID 95286

Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote Mac OS X host is 8.x prior to 8.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the drag-and-drop feature due to an out-of-bounds memory access error. An attacker within the guest can exploit this to execute arbitrary code on the host system.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Fusion version 8.5.2 or later. Alternatively, disable both the drag-and-drop function and the copy-and-paste function.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95286

File Name: macosx_fusion_vmsa_2016_0019.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/23/2016

Updated: 11/14/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

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-2016-7461

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, Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/VMware Fusion

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7461

BID: 94280

VMSA: 2016-0019