NEW VMSA-2015-0005 : VMware Workstation, Player and Horizon View Client for Windows updates address a host privilege escalation vulnerability

[VMware Security Response Center <security () vmware com>]

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                   VMware Security Advisory

Advisory ID: VMSA-2015-0005
Synopsis:    VMware Workstation, Player and Horizon View Client for
             Windows updates address a host privilege escalation
             vulnerability

Issue date:  2015-07-09
Updated on:  2015-07-09
CVE number:  CVE-2015-3650
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1. Summary

   VMware Workstation, Player and Horizon View Client for Windows
   updates address a host privilege escalation vulnerability.

2. Relevant Releases

   VMware Workstation for Windows 11.x prior to version 11.1.1
   VMware Workstation for Windows 10.x prior to version 10.0.7
   VMware Player for Windows 7.x prior to version 7.1.1
   VMware Player for Windows 6.x prior to version 6.0.7
   VMware Horizon Client for Windows (with Local Mode Option) prior to
   version 5.4.2


3. Problem Description

   a. VMware Workstation, Player and Horizon View Client for Windows
      host privilege escalation vulnerability.

      VMware Workstation, Player and Horizon View Client for Windows do
      not set a discretionary access control list (DACL) for one of
      their processes. This may allow a local attacker to elevate their
      privileges and execute code in the security context of the
      affected process.

      VMware would like to thank Kyriakos Economou of Nettitude for
      reporting this issue to us.

      The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
      has assigned the identifier CVE-2015-3650 to this issue.

      Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to
      remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
      available.

      VMware                        Product    Running   Replace with/
      Product                       Version    on        Apply Patch
      =============                 =======    =======   ===============
      VMware Workstation             11.x      Windows   11.1.1
      VMware Workstation             10.x      Windows   10.0.7

      VMware Player                  7.x       Windows   7.1.1
      VMware Player                  6.x       Windows   6.0.7

      VMware Horizon Client for      5.x       Windows   5.4.2
      Windows (with Local Mode Option)

      VMware Horizon Client for      3.x       any       not affected
      Windows



4. Solution

   Please review the patch/release notes for your product and
   version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.

   VMware Workstation
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   https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation

   VMware Player
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   https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer

   VMware Horizon Clients
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   https://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients


5. References

   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3650

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6. Change log

   2015-07-09 VMSA-2015-0005
   Initial security advisory.


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