Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-3650 (CCN-104519)

Assigned:2015-07-09
Published:2015-07-09
Updated:2016-12-28
Summary:vmware-vmx.exe in VMware Workstation 7.x through 10.x before 10.0.7 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 5.x and 6.x before 6.0.7 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on Windows does not provide a valid DACL pointer during the setup of the vprintproxy.exe process, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges by injecting a thread.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)
5.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-284
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-3650

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1032822

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1032823

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2015-0005
VMware Workstation, Player and Horizon View Client for Windows updates address a host privilege escalation vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0005.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve20153650-priv-esc(104519)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://www.nettitude.co.uk/vmware-multiple-products-privilege-escalation/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view_client:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view_client:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view_client:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware player 5.0
    vmware player 5.0.1
    vmware player 5.0.2
    vmware player 5.0.3
    vmware player 5.0.4
    vmware player 6.0
    vmware player 6.0.1
    vmware player 6.0.2
    vmware player 6.0.3
    vmware player 6.0.4
    vmware player 6.0.5
    vmware player 6.0.6
    vmware player 7.0
    vmware player 7.1
    vmware workstation 10.0
    vmware workstation 10.0.1
    vmware workstation 10.0.2
    vmware workstation 10.0.3
    vmware workstation 10.0.4
    vmware workstation 10.0.5
    vmware workstation 10.0.6
    vmware workstation 11.0
    vmware workstation 11.1
    vmware horizon view client 5.4
    vmware horizon view client 5.4.1
    vmware horizon view client 5.4