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VMSA-2014-0005: VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, and ESXi patches address a guest privilege escalation
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, and ESXi patches address a vulnerability in VMware Tools which could result in a privilege escalation on Microsoft Windows 8.1.
Insight
Insight
a. Guest privilege escalation in VMware Tools A kernel NULL dereference vulnerability was found in VMware Tools running on Microsoft Windows 8.1. Successful exploitation of this issue could lead to an escalation of privilege in the guest operating system. The vulnerability does not allow for privilege escalation from the Guest Operating System to the host. This means that host memory can not be manipulated from the Guest Operating System.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201403102-SG ESXi 5.1 without patch ESXi510-201404102-SG ESXi 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201405102-SG.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if the target host is missing one or more patch(es).
Solution
Solution
Apply the missing patch(es).