Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809797
Category:	General
Title:	VMware Player Code Execution And Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities(Windows)
Summary:	VMware Player is prone to code execution and privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
Description:	Summary: VMware Player is prone to code execution and privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Insight: Multiple flaws are due to: - Insecure process threads permissions. - Format string error in VMware OVF Tool. - Untrusted search path error. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial-of-service conditions and also gain elevated privileges on the target host. Affected Software/OS: VMware Player version 4.x before 4.0.5 Solution: Upgrade to VMware Player version 4.0.5 or later. CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 56470 BugTraq ID: 56469 BugTraq ID: 56468 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3569 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002 http://osvdb.org/87117 http://secunia.com/advisories/51240 XForce ISS Database: vmware-ovf-format-string(79922) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79922 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5458 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56469 http://osvdb.org/87118 XForce ISS Database: workstation-player-priv-esc(79924) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79924 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5459 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470 http://osvdb.org/87119 XForce ISS Database: workstation-dll-code-exec(79923) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79923
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