VMware Workstation Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0003, VMSA-2017-0008, VMSA-2017-0015) - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:player";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107208");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-05-29 18:50:37 +0200 (Mon, 29 May 2017)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-4912", "CVE-2017-4908", "CVE-2017-4909", "CVE-2017-4910",
                "CVE-2017-4911", "CVE-2017-4913", "CVE-2017-4900", "CVE-2017-4899",
                "CVE-2017-4898", "CVE-2017-4925");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-10-03 00:03:00 +0000 (Thu, 03 Oct 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_name("VMware Workstation Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0003, VMSA-2017-0008, VMSA-2017-0015) - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware Workstation updates resolve multiple
  security vulnerabilities (Windows)");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws are due to multiple heap
  buffer-overflow vulnerabilities in JPEG2000 and TrueType Font (TTF) parsers in
  the TPView.dll. Also there exists a DLL loading vulnerability that occurs due to
  the 'vmware-vmx' process loading DLLs from a path defined in the local
  environment-variable. Also a security vulnerability and a NULL pointer dereference
  vulnerability exists in the SVGA driver.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successfully exploiting this issue allows
  attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application.
  Failed exploits will result in denial-of-service conditions. Also successful
  exploitation of this issue may allow normal users to escalate privileges to
  System in the host machine.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Workstation 12.x versions prior to 12.5.3.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to Workstation 12.5.3.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0008.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97921");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96771");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97920");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96770");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97916");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96772");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97913");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97912");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97911");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99997");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VMware/Win/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(vers =~ "^12\.") {
  if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"12.5.3")) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"12.5.3", install_path:path);
    security_message(port:0, data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(99);