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CVE-2016-5330 Details

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware Tools 10.0.5 in VMware ESXi 5.0 through 6.0, VMware Workstation Pro 12.1.x before 12.1.1, VMware Workstation Player 12.1.x before 12.1.1, and VMware Fusion 8.1.x before 8.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151201/dll_side_loading_vulnerability_in_vmware_host_guest_client_redirector.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539131/100/0/threaded CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92323 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5330
NVD Published Date:
Aug 8, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5330 Details - Not Deferred