Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-2077 (CCN-113298)

Assigned:2016-05-17
Published:2016-05-17
Updated:2016-12-01
Summary:VMware Workstation 11.x before 11.1.3 and VMware Player 7.x before 7.1.3 on Windows incorrectly access an executable file, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.1 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/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): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN 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
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-2077

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1035900

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2016-0005
VMware product updates address critical and important security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0005.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-workstation-cve20162077-priv-esc(113298)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:vmware:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows *
    vmware player 7.0
    vmware player 7.1
    vmware player 7.1.1
    vmware player 7.1.2
    microsoft windows *
    vmware workstation 11.0
    vmware workstation 11.1
    vmware workstation 11.1.1
    vmware workstation 11.1.2