Threat Level: green Handler on Duty: Didier Stevens

SANS ISC: VMware security update - SANS Internet Storm Center SANS ISC InfoSec Forums

Watch ISC TV. Great for NOCs, SOCs and Living Rooms: https://isctv.sans.edu

Sign Up for Free!   Forgot Password?
Log In or Sign Up for Free!
VMware security update

Our friends over at VMware have released their first security bulletin of the year.  The vulnerability is a privilege escalation issue in VMware Tools in Windows guests.  Affected products include ESXi, Workstation (versions prior to 11.1.2, version 12 is not affected), Player (prior to 7.1.2), and Fusion (prior to 7.1.2, version 8 is not affected).  This is not a guest escape and does not impact the host OS.

 

References:

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0001.html

---------------
Jim Clausing, GIAC GSE #26
jclausing --at-- isc [dot] sans (dot) edu

I will be teaching next: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques - SANS Cyber Defence Australia 2022

 Jim

423 Posts
ISC Handler
Jan 11th 2016
Thread locked Subscribe Jan 11th 2016
6 years ago

Sign Up for Free or Log In to start participating in the conversation!