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[ GLSA 200711-23 ] VMware Workstation and Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
From: Pierre-Yves Rofes <py () gentoo org>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:12:26 +0100
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200711-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: VMware Workstation and Player: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: November 18, 2007 Bugs: #193196 ID: 200711-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== VMware guest operating systems might be able to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the host operating system through multiple flaws. Background ========== VMware Workstation is a virtual machine for developers and system administrators. VMware Player is a freeware virtualization software that can run guests produced by other VMware products. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 vmware-workstation < 6.0.1.55017 *>= 5.5.5.56455 >= 6.0.1.55017 2 vmware-player < 2.0.1.55017 *>= 1.0.5.56455 >= 2.0.1.55017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in several VMware products. Neel Mehta and Ryan Smith (IBM ISS X-Force) discovered that the DHCP server contains an integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2007-0062), an integer underflow vulnerability (CVE-2007-0063) and another error when handling malformed packets (CVE-2007-0061), leading to stack-based buffer overflows or stack corruption. Rafal Wojtczvk (McAfee) discovered two unspecified errors that allow authenticated users with administrative or login privileges on a guest operating system to corrupt memory or cause a Denial of Service (CVE-2007-4496, CVE-2007-4497). Another unspecified vulnerability related to untrusted virtual machine images was discovered (CVE-2007-5617). VMware products also shipped code copies of software with several vulnerabilities: Samba (GLSA-200705-15), BIND (GLSA-200702-06), MIT Kerberos 5 (GLSA-200707-11), Vixie Cron (GLSA-200704-11), shadow (GLSA-200606-02), OpenLDAP (CVE-2006-4600), PAM (CVE-2004-0813, CVE-2007-1716), GCC (CVE-2006-3619) and GDB (CVE-2006-4146). Impact ====== Remote attackers within a guest system could possibly exploit these vulnerabilities to execute code on the host system with elevated privileges or to cause a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All VMware Workstation users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.5.5.56455" All VMware Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/vmware-player-1.0.5.56455" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2004-0813 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0813 [ 2 ] CVE-2006-3619 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3619 [ 3 ] CVE-2006-4146 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4146 [ 4 ] CVE-2006-4600 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4600 [ 5 ] CVE-2007-0061 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0061 [ 6 ] CVE-2007-0062 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0062 [ 7 ] CVE-2007-0063 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0063 [ 8 ] CVE-2007-1716 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1716 [ 9 ] CVE-2007-4496 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4496 [ 10 ] CVE-2007-4497 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4497 [ 11 ] CVE-2007-5617 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5617 [ 12 ] GLSA-200606-02 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-02.xml [ 13 ] GLSA-200702-06 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-06.xml [ 14 ] GLSA-200704-11 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-11.xml [ 15 ] GLSA-200705-15 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-15.xml [ 16 ] GLSA-200707-11 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-11.xml [ 17 ] VMSA-2007-0006 http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007/000001.html Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHQKq6uhJ+ozIKI5gRAvyzAJ4tIVlyg3li+eRhWJNDh4UhWVfmGACdEXK5 dbHI84sLa81gvPzWkm/TSZs= =Lh0/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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