VMware Workstation 16.0.x < 16.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2021-0009)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 149853

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Windows host is 16.0.x prior to 16.1.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to VMware Workstation version 16.1.2, or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 149853

File Name: vmware_workstation_vmsa_2021_0009.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: General

Published: 5/24/2021

Updated: 6/7/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21989

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, Host/VMware Workstation/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21987, CVE-2021-21988, CVE-2021-21989

IAVA: 2021-A-0254

VMSA: 2021-0009

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