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VMware Player Privilege Escalation vulnerability June16 (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to incorrectly accessing an executable file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VMware Player 7.x prior to version 7.1.3 on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to VMware Player version 7.1.3 or later.