SB2018052302 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation and Fusion

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SB2018052302 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation and Fusion

Published: May 23, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018052302
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6962)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a signature bypass flaw. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges.


2) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6963)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the RPC handler. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References