CVE-2015-3650

Description

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.nettitude.co.uk/vmware-multiple-products-privilege-escalation/
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0005.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032822 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032823 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3650?
CVE-2015-3650 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3650?
To fix CVE-2015-3650, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3650 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-3650 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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