CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
26.9%
The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Windows host is 12.x prior to 12.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the drag-and-drop feature due to an out-of-bounds memory access error. An attacker within the guest can exploit this to execute arbitrary code on the host system.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(95290);
script_version("1.10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/03/15");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-7461");
script_bugtraq_id(94280);
script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2016-0019");
script_name(english:"VMware Workstation 12.x < 12.5.2 Drag-and-Drop Feature Arbitrary Code Execution (VMSA-2016-0019)");
script_summary(english:"Checks the VMware Workstation version.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is
affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Windows host
is 12.x prior to 12.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by an arbitrary
code execution vulnerability in the drag-and-drop feature due to an
out-of-bounds memory access error. An attacker within the guest can
exploit this to execute arbitrary code on the host system.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Workstation version 12.5.2 or later. Alternatively,
disable both the drag-and-drop function and the copy-and-paste
function.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-7461");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/11/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/11/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/11/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:workstation");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("vmware_workstation_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", "installed_sw/VMware Workstation", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'VMware Workstation', win_local:TRUE);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:2);
var constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '12.0', 'fixed_version' : '12.5.2'}
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
26.9%