PT-2016-7204 · Vmware · Vmware Workstation Player+1

Published 2016-12-29 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-7085

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Workstation Pro versions 12.0 through 12.4 VMware Workstation Player versions 12.0 through 12.4

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer. This allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Recommendations For VMware Workstation Pro versions 12.0 through 12.4, update to version 12.5.0 or later. For VMware Workstation Player versions 12.0 through 12.4, update to version 12.5.0 or later.

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-7085

Affected Products

Vmware Workstation

Vmware Workstation Player

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7085 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7085 · Security Note
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036805 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92940 · Note