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VMware Player Multiple Vulnerabilities May16 (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.4
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with VMware Player and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaws are due to: - An arbitrary file write issue. - An input validation issue in the Host Guest File System (HGFS). - An input validation issue in VMware Authorization process (vmware-authd).
Affected Software
Affected Software
VMware Player 6.x prior to version 6.0.5 on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to VMware Player version 6.0.5 or later.