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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809002
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:VMware Workstation Guest Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Aug 2016) - Windows
Summary:VMware Workstation is prone to an important guest privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
VMware Workstation is prone to an important guest privilege escalation vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to a kernel memory
corruption vulnerability is present in the VMware Tools 'Shared Folders'
(HGFS) feature running on Microsoft Windows.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow an
authenticated attacker on a guest operating system to gain elevated
privileges on the guest operating system.

Affected Software/OS:
VMware Workstation version 11.x before
11.1.2 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to VMware Workstation version
11.1.2 or later.

CVSS Score:
6.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6933
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034603
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034604
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