VMware Player 6.x < 6.0.2 Windows 8.1 Guest Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2014-0005) (Linux)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74264

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Synopsis

The remote host contains software that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The installed version of VMware Player 6.x running on the remote Linux host is prior to 6.0.2. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

A kernel NULL dereference flaw exists in VMware tools on Windows 8.1 guest hosts. An attacker could escalate his privileges on the guest host.

Note that successful exploitation of the vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation from the guest host to the host system.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Player 6.0.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74264

File Name: vmware_player_linux_vmsa_2014_0005.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: General

Published: 6/2/2014

Updated: 3/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3793

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:player

Required KB Items: Host/VMware Player/Version

Excluded KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3793

BID: 67737

VMSA: 2014-0005

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