VMware WorkStation 12.5.3 - Virtual Machine Escape

VMware WorkStation 12.5.3 - Virtual Machine Escape VMware Escape Exploit VMware Escape Exploit before VMware WorkStation 12.5.3 Host Target: Win10 x64 Compiler: VS2013 Test on VMware 12.5.2 build-4638234 Known issues Failing to heap manipulation causes host process crash. About 50% successful rat...

KLA12117 Use after free vulnerability in VMware Workstation and Player

A use after freevulnerability was found in VMware Workstation and Player. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Original advisories VMSA-2019-0009 Related products VMware-Workstation VMware-Player CVE list CVE-2019-5525 critical Solution Update to the latest...

VMSA-2019-0009:VMware Tools and Workstation updates address out of bounds read and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

VMware Security Advisories Advisory ID| VMSA-2019-0009 ---|--- Advisory Severity| Important CVSSv3 Range| 7.1-8.5 Synopsis| VMware Tools and Workstation updates address out of bounds read and use-after-free vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-5522, CVE-2019-5525 Issue Date| 2019-06-06 Updated On| 2019-06-0...

UPDATE: Kali Linux 2019.2 Release

PenTestIT RSS Feed Kali Linux 2019.2, the latest and the greatest Kali Linux release is now officially available! This is the second 2019 release, which comes after Kali Linux 2019.1, that was made available in the month of February. This new release majorly focuses on Kali Linux NetHunter update...

VMware Workstation e1000 Memory Corruption Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of VMware Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the...

Photon OS 1.0: Snappy PHSA-2019-1.0-0235

An update of the snappy package has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2019-1.0-0235. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid12540...

Photon OS 2.0: Glibc PHSA-2019-2.0-0160

An update of the glibc package has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2019-2.0-0160. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid125393...

Photon OS 1.0: Keepalived PHSA-2019-1.0-0235

An update of the keepalived package has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2019-1.0-0235. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description...

Photon OS 2.0: Mercurial PHSA-2019-2.0-0160

An update of the mercurial package has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2019-2.0-0160. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description...

Photon OS 2.0: Linux PHSA-2019-2.0-0160

An update of the linux package has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2019-2.0-0160. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid125396...

Photon OS 2.0: Mysql PHSA-2019-2.0-0160

An update of the mysql package has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2019-2.0-0160. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid125398...

Photon OS 2.0: Keepalived PHSA-2019-2.0-0160

An update of the keepalived package has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2019-2.0-0160. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description...

VMware Workstation 15.1.0 - DLL Hijacking Exploit

Exploit for windows platform in category local exploits --------------------------------------------------------- Title: VMware Workstation DLL hijacking DLLIMPORT void SHGetFolderPathW MessageBox0, "s1kr10s", "VMWare-Poc", MBICONINFORMATION; exit0; --------------------------...

VMware Workstation 15.1.0 - DLL Hijacking

--------------------------------------------------------- Title: VMware Workstation DLL hijacking DLLIMPORT void SHGetFolderPathW MessageBox0, "s1kr10s", "VMWare-Poc", MBICONINFORMATION; exit0; -------------------------- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0007.html...

VMware Workstation 15.1.0 - DLL Hijacking

VMware Workstation 15.1.0 - DLL Hijacking --------------------------------------------------------- Title: VMware Workstation DLL hijacking DLLIMPORT void SHGetFolderPathW MessageBox0, "s1kr10s", "VMWare-Poc", MBICONINFORMATION; exit0; --------------------------...

VMware Workstation 15.x < 15.1.0 DLL-hijacking Vulnerability (VMSA-2019-0007)

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is 15.x prior to 15.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by DLL-hijacking vulnerability. An authenticated, attacker can exploit this to gain privileged or administrator access to the host system. C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

VMware Workstation DLL Hijacking

--------------------------------------------------------- Title: VMware Workstation DLL hijacking DLLIMPORT void SHGetFolderPathW MessageBox0, "s1kr10s", "VMWare-Poc", MBICONINFORMATION; exit0; -------------------------- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0007.html...

How to decrease the OpsMgr Health Service load caused by datastore monitoring process

Purpose This article documents how to decrease the OpsMgr Health Service load caused by the datastore monitoring process. Cause Since the datastore monitoring job currently cannot be split among several Veeam VMware Collectors, the amount of processed data may overload the Health Service in large...

Design/Logic Flaw

VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.1.0 contains a DLL hijacking issue because some DLL files are improperly loaded by the application. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a windows host where...

CVE-2019-5526

VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.1.0 contains a DLL hijacking issue because some DLL files are improperly loaded by the application. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a windows host where...