Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation and Player

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VMware Workstation and Player. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, gain privileges.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities:

1. A code execution vulnerability in VMware USB arbitration service can be exploited locally to execute arbitrary code.
2. Use after free vulnerability in vmnetdhcp can be exploited to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.
3. A privilege escalation vulnerability in Cortado Thinprint can be exploited locally to gain privileges.

Original advisories

• VMSA-2020-0004

Related products

• VMware-Workstation
• VMware-Player

CVE list

• CVE-2019-5543
  critical
• CVE-2020-3947
  critical
• CVE-2020-3948
  critical

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