VMware Player 7.x < 7.1.3 Host Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2016-0005)

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(91226);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/19");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-2077");
  script_bugtraq_id(90706);
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2016-0005");

  script_name(english:"VMware Player 7.x < 7.1.3 Host Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2016-0005)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the VMware Player version.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A virtualization application installed on the remote host is affected
by a privilege escalation vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Player installed on the remote host is 7.x prior
to 7.1.3. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation
vulnerability due to an improperly referenced executable. A local
attacker can exploit this to gain elevated permissions on the host
system.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0005.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Player version 7.1.3 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-2077");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/05/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/05/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/05/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:player");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("vmware_player_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", "VMware/Player/Path", "VMware/Player/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit("VMware/Player/Version");
path = get_kb_item_or_exit("VMware/Player/Path");
fix = "";

if (version =~ "^7\.")
  fix = "7.1.3";

if (!empty(fix) && ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
  port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
  if (!port) port = 445;

  report +=
    '\n  Path              : ' + path +
    '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
    '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix +
    '\n';
  security_report_v4(port:port, severity:SECURITY_HOLE, extra:report);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "VMware Player", version, path);