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DLL Side Loading Vulnerability in VMware Host Guest Client Redirector

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Disclosed
Aug 5, 2016
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

A DLL side loading vulnerability was found in the VMware Host Guest Client Redirector,
a component of VMware Tools. This issue can be exploited by luring a victim into
opening a document from the attacker's share. An attacker can exploit this issue to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the target user. This can potentially
result in the attacker taking complete control of the affected system. If the WebDAV
Mini-Redirector is enabled, it is possible to exploit this issue over the internet.

Author

Yorick Koster

Platform

Windows

Architectures

x64, x86

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload
    msf exploit(vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload) > exploit
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