Unspecified Vulnerability in VMware Horizon Client, Remote Console, and Workstation

VMware Workstation and VMware Horizon are both products of VMware, Inc. VMware Workstation is a suite of virtual machine software. VMware Workstation is a suite of virtual machine software that provides the ability to run multiple virtual machines with different operating systems at the same...

KLA12095 DoS vulnerability in VMWare Workstation and Player

A denial of service vulnerability was found in VMWare Workstation and Player. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service. Original advisories VMSA-2020-0005 Related products VMware-Workstation VMware-Player CVE list CVE-2020-3951 warning Solution Update to the lates...

VMware Workstation vmnetdhcp.exe Component Resource Management Error Vulnerability

VMware Workstation is a desktop virtual computing software from VMware. A resource management error vulnerability exists in the vmnetdhcp.exe component of VMware Workstation, which stems from the program failing to verify the existence of an object before performing operations on it. An attacker...

VMWare Fusion - Local Privilege Escalation

Local Privilege Escalation via VMWare Fusion Overview: A directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Fusion's SUID binaries can allow an attacker to run commands as the root user. Tested Versions: VMware Fusion 10.1.3 9472307 on macOS 10.13.6 VMware Fusion 11.0.0 10120384 on macOS 10.14.1 VMware...

CVE-2020-3948

Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.5.2 and Fusion 11.x before 11.5.2 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper file permissions in Cortado Thinprint. Local attackers with non-administrative access to a Linux guest VM with virtual printing enabled...

CVE-2019-5543

For VMware Horizon Client for Windows 5.x and prior before 5.3.0, VMware Remote Console for Windows 10.x before 11.0.0, VMware Workstation for Windows 15.x before 15.5.2 the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local...

CVE-2020-3947

VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.5.2 and Fusion 11.x before 11.5.2 contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service...

CVE-2020-3948

Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.5.2 and Fusion 11.x before 11.5.2 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper file permissions in Cortado Thinprint. Local attackers with non-administrative access to a Linux guest VM with virtual printing enabled...

CVE-2020-3947

VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.5.2 and Fusion 11.x before 11.5.2 contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service...

Design/Logic Flaw

VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.5.2 and Fusion 11.x before 11.5.2 contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service...

CVE-2019-5543

CVE-2019-5543 affects VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and earlier), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), and VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2). Root cause: the folder with the VMware USB arbitration service configuration was writable by all users, enabl...

CVE-2020-3947

VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.5.2 and Fusion 11.x before 11.5.2 contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service...

CVE-2020-3947

Summary: CVE-2020-3947 affects VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2). The issue is a use-after vulnerability in the vmnetdhcp component that can allow a guest to impact the host. Exploitation may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or cause a...

CVE-2020-3948

VMware Workstation (Windows host) and VMware Fusion (macOS) contain a local privilege escalation in the Virtual Printer/Cortado Thinprint path due to improper validation of a shared object file path and file permissions. Exploitation requires local access to a Linux guest VM with virtual printing...

VMware Workstation 15.0.x < 15.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2020-0004)

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Windows host is 15.0.x prior to 15.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. C Tenable Netwo...

VMware Workstation 15.x < 15.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2020-0004) (Linux)

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Linux host is 15.x prior to 15.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnernabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. C Tenable Network...

VMware Workstation Virtual Printer External Control of File Name Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

VMware Workstation vmnetdhcp Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected 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...

VMware Horizon Client, VMRC, VMware Workstation and Fusion updates address use-after-free and privilege escalation vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-5543, CVE-2020-3947, CVE-2020-3948)

3a. Use-after-free vulnerability in vmnetdhcp CVE-2020-3947 VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp.VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.3. 3b. Local Privilege escalation...

March 2020 Patch Tuesday – 115 Vulns, 26 Critical, Microsoft Word and Workstation Patches

This month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 115 vulnerabilities with 26 of them labeled as Critical. Of the 26 Critical vulns, 17 are for browser and scripting engines, 4 are for Media Foundation, 2 are for GDI+ and the remaining 3 are for LNK files, Microsoft Word and Dynamics Business...