8.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
66.4%
The version of VMware Fusion 4.x installed on the Mac OS X host is earlier than 4.1.2. As such, it is reportedly affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability because the access control list of the VMware Tools folder is incorrectly set.
By exploiting this issue, a local attacker could elevate his privileges on Windows-based Guest Operating Systems.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(58792);
script_version("1.8");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14 1:59:36");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-1518");
script_bugtraq_id(53006);
script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2012-0007");
script_name(english:"VMware Fusion 4.x < 4.1.2 (VMSA-2012-0007)");
script_summary(english:"Checks version of Fusion");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host has a virtualization application affected by a local
privilege escalation vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Fusion 4.x installed on the Mac OS X host is
earlier than 4.1.2. As such, it is reportedly affected by a local
privilege escalation vulnerability because the access control list of
the VMware Tools folder is incorrectly set.
By exploiting this issue, a local attacker could elevate his privileges
on Windows-based Guest Operating Systems.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0007.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2012/000172.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Fusion 4.1.2 or later.
In addition to patching, VMware Tools must be updated on all Windows
guest VMs in order to completely mitigate the vulnerability.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'White_Phosphorus');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/04/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/04/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/04/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:fusion");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("macosx_fusion_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "MacOSX/Fusion/Version");
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("audit.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/local_checks_enabled");
os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");
version = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Fusion/Version");
fixed_version = "4.1.2";
if (version =~ '^4\\.' && ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report =
'\n Installed version : ' + version +
'\n Fixed version : ' + fixed_version + '\n';
security_hole(port:0, extra:report);
}
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "VMware Fusion", version);