CVE-2016-5330 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539131/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92323 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036619 http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.html https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151201/dll_side_loading_vulnerability_in_vmware_host_guest_client_redirector.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8