CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.0%
VMware Workstation is prone to an out of
bounds read/write vulnerability.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:workstation";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.834022");
script_version("2024-05-24T19:38:34+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-22273");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-05-24 19:38:34 +0000 (Fri, 24 May 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-05-22 15:17:45 +0530 (Wed, 22 May 2024)");
script_name("VMware Workstation Out-of-bounds read/write Vulnerability (VMSA-2024-0011) - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware Workstation is prone to an out of
bounds read/write vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an out of bounds
read/write error exists in VMware Workstation.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
to run arbitrary code and cause denial of service attacks.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Workstation 17.x before 17.5.1 on
Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 17.5.1 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24308");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("VMware/Win/Installed");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if(vers =~ "^17\." && version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"17.5.1")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"17.5.1", install_path:path);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.0%