Description (CNA)
vmware-vmx.exe in VMware Workstation 7.x through 10.x before 10.0.7 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 5.x and 6.x before 6.0.7 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on Windows does not provide a valid DACL pointer during the setup of the vprintproxy.exe process, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges by injecting a thread.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://www.nettitude.co.uk/vmware-multiple-products-privilege-escalation/
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0005.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032822
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032823
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.