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VMSA-2016-0010 (CVE-2016-5330) ESXi: VMware product updates address multiple important security issues
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
A DLL hijacking vulnerability is present in the VMware Tools 'Shared Folders' (HGFS) feature running on Microsoft Windows. Exploitation of this issue may lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the victim. In order to exploit this issue, the attacker would need write access to a network share and they would need to entice the local user into opening their document. Successfully exploiting this issue requires installation of 'Shared Folders' component (HGFS feature) which does not get installed in 'custom/typical' installation of VMware Tools on Windows VM running on ESXi.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201603102-SG ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201607102-SG ESXi 5.1 without patch ESXi510-201605102-SG ESXi 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201606102-SG
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks for missing patches.
Solution
Solution
Apply the missing patch(es).