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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VMware Player 1.0.4/2.0 (Virtualization Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs.
The bug was discovered 09/20/2007. The weakness was disclosed 10/21/2007 by David Maciejak (Neal) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5618 since 10/21/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 31 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28250 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17/20, vmware-player-kernel-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-543-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38848) and Tenable (28250). The entries 3321, 3324, 3326 and 3323 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 28250
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17/20, vmware-player-kernel-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-543-1)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: vmware.com
Researcher: David Maciejak (Neal)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5618 (🔍)
X-Force: 38848
Vulnerability Center: 17814 - VMWare Player, Server and Workstation Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Gain Elevated Privileges, High
SecurityFocus: 28289 - VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26890
OSVDB: 40091 - VMware Workstation, Player, and Server Authentication service privilege escalation
Vupen: ADV-2007-3229
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 12:18Updated: 08/06/2019 16:26
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (69), 08/06/2019 16:26 (9)
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