PT-2016-7205 · Vmware · Vmware Workstation Player+1

Published 2016-12-29 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-7086

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 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse setup64.exe file in the installation 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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-7086

Affected Products

Vmware Workstation

Vmware Workstation Player

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7086 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7086 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036805 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92941 · Note