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VMware Workstation Code Execution And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with VMware Workstation and is prone to information disclosure and multiple code execution vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaws are due to, - A heap buffer overflow and uninitialized stack memory usage in SVGA. - An uninitialized memory usage in XHCI controller.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VMware Workstation 12.x before 12.5.5 on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to VMware Workstation version 12.5.5 or later.