Multiple VMware Products CVE-2013-1662 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
BID:61966
Info
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2013-1662 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 61966 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2013-1662 |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Aug 22 2013 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Aug 30 2013 12:11AM |
| Credit: | Tavis Ormandy from the Google Security Team |
| Vulnerable: |
VMWare Workstation 8.0.2 VMWare Workstation 8.0.1 VMWare Player 4.0.2 VMWare Player 4.0.1 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2013-1662 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Multiple VMware products are prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
Local attackers can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on the host operating system.
Multiple VMware products are prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
Local attackers can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on the host operating system.
Exploit / POC
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2013-1662 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The following metasploit exploit code is available:
The following metasploit exploit code is available:
Solution / Fix
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2013-1662 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
References
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2013-1662 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
References:
References:
- VMware Homepage (VMware)