CVE-2015-3650

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2015-07-10

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected products

• Horizon View Client (Vmware)
• Player (Vmware)
• Workstation (Vmware)

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032822
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032823
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0005.html
• https://www.nettitude.co.uk/vmware-multiple-products-privilege-escalation/