Arbitrary code execution - CVE-2016-7085

 

Arbitrary code execution - CVE-2016-7085

Published: September 14, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU442
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7085
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause arbitrary code execution on the guest system.
The weakness exists due to DLL hijacking flaw exploitation that may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a local attacker to trigger arbitrary code execution on the host system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-7085

Update to 12.5.0.

Sources