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VMCI/HGFS VmWare Code Execution Vulnerability (Windows)
Published: 2008-09-25 08:10:31
CVE Author: NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS Base Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected Versions:
VMware ACE/Player 2.0.x - 2.0.3 on all Windows
VMware Workstation 6.0.x - 6.0.3 on all Windows
Summary:
The host is installed with VMWare product(s) that are vulnerable
to arbitrary code execution.
Recommendations:
Upgrade VMware to below versions,
VMware Workstation 6.0.4 or later.
VMware Player/ACE 2.0.4 or later.
Technical Details:
VMCI is an optional feature that allows communication with one another.
This vulnerability allows the guest systems to execute arbitrary code on
the host in the context of vmx process. The issue affects Windows based VMWare hosts only.
VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) shared folders feature allows users
to transfer data between a guest operating system and the host operating
system. A heap buffer overflow exists in VMware HGFS which allows guest
system to execute code in the context of vmx process on the host.
The issue exists only when VMWare system has shared folder enabled.
Successful exploitation requires that the vix.inGuest.enable configuration
value is enabled
Impact:
Successful exploitation allow attackers to execute arbitrary code
on the affected system and users could bypass certain security restrictions or can gain escalated privileges.
Detection Type:
Windows Registry
Solution Type:
Vendor Patch
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2098
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2099
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29443
http://secunia.com/advisories/30476/
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0008.html
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