Insecure executable loading vulnerability in VMware Workstation and VMware Player - CVE-2016-7086| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:37372 | Date: (C)2016-09-23 (M)2021-09-11 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with the VMware Workstation 12.x before 12.5.0 or VMware Player 12.x before 12.5.0 and is prone to an insecure executable loading vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which improperly load DLL files. Successful exploitation allows attacker to execute an exe file placed in the same directory as installer with the name "setup64.exe" or could execute arbitrary code.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Product: |
| VMware Player |
| VMware Workstation |
