VMware Workstation DnD Function Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
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CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:workstation";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.810534");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-7461");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  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:"2017-07-28 01:29:00 +0000 (Fri, 28 Jul 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-02-03 13:26:12 +0530 (Fri, 03 Feb 2017)");
  script_name("VMware Workstation DnD Function Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware Workstation is prone to an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an out-of-bounds memory
  access error in drag-and-drop (DnD) function.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow
  attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the
  affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in
  denial-of-service conditions.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Workstation 12.x before
  12.5.2 on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Workstation version
  12.5.2 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  ## if both the drag-and-drop function and the copy-and-paste (C&P)
  ## function are disabled application is not vulnerable, so qod is reduced
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  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(!vmwareVer = get_app_version(cpe:CPE)){
  exit(0);
}

if(vmwareVer =~ "^12")
{
  if(version_is_less(version:vmwareVer, test_version:"12.5.2"))
  {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vmwareVer, fixed_version:"12.5.2");
    security_message(data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}