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VMware Fusion 4.1 < 4.1.4 / 5.0 < 5.0.2 VMCI Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2013-0002)

high Nessus Plugin ID 64919

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Synopsis

The remote host has a virtualization application that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Fusion installed on the Mac OS X host is a version prior to 4.1.4 / 5.0.2. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI).

By exploiting this issue, a local attacker could elevate their privileges on Windows-based hosts or Windows-based Guest Operating Systems.

Note that systems that have VMCI disabled are also affected by this issue.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Fusion 4.1.4 / 5.0.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0002.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64919

File Name: macosx_fusion_5_0_2.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/27/2013

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:fusion

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, MacOSX/Fusion/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2013

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1406

BID: 57867

VMSA: 2013-0002