Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809001
Category:	Privilege escalation
Title:	VMware Player Guest Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Aug 2016) - Linux
Summary:	VMware Player is prone to an important guest privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: VMware Player 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 Player 7.x prior to version 7.1.2 on Linux. Solution: Upgrade to VMware Player version 7.1.2 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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