VMware Workstation/Player/ACE/Server on Windows access control

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A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation, Player, ACE and Server on Windows (Virtualization Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation that causes the authd process to connect to an arbitrary named pipe, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1362.

The weakness was disclosed 03/19/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1361. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62383 (GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41257), Tenable (62383), SecurityFocus (BID 28276†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18106†).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 62383
Nessus Name: GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 72459
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201209-25 (vmware-server vmware-player vmware-workstation)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1361 (🔍)
X-Force: 41257
SecurityFocus: 28276 - VMware Server 1.0.5 and Workstation 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 18106 - Multiple VMware Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the authd Process, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 05:00 PM
Updated: 07/31/2021 11:00 AM
Changes: 03/16/2015 05:00 PM (58), 08/15/2018 07:47 PM (8), 07/31/2021 10:55 AM (4), 07/31/2021 11:00 AM (1)
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