Description (CNA)
VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a DLL loading vulnerability that occurs due to the "vmware-vmx" process loading DLLs from a path defined in the local environment-variable. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow normal users to escalate privileges to System in the host machine where VMware Workstation is installed.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware / Workstation Pro/Player | affected 12.x prior to version 12.5.3 |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96772
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037979
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.