CVE-2016-5330
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Untrusted search path
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware Tools 10.0.5 in VMware ESXi 5.0 through 6.0, VMware Workstation Pro 12.1.x before 12.1.1, VMware Workstation Player 12.1.x before 12.1.1, and VMware Fusion 8.1.x before 8.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)18%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideloadAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539131/100/0/threadedAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92323Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036619Advisory
- https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151201/dll_side_loading_vulnerability_in_vmware_host_guest_client_redirector.htmlAdvisory