VMware Workstation/Player/ACE/Server Tools Package HGFS.sys input validation

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A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation, Player, ACE and Server (Virtualization Software) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file HGFS.sys of the component Tools Package. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

The weakness was published 06/05/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5671. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33105 (VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0009)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115824 (VMware Security Update (VMSA-2008-0008 and VMSA-2008-0009)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38712) and Tenable (33105). Similar entries are available at 3721, 3722, 3719 and 3720.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 33105
Nessus Name: VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0009)
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OpenVAS ID: 800005
OpenVAS Name: VMware Tools Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5671 (🔍)
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X-Force: 38712
Vulnerability Center: 18628 - Vmware Tools Package Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Gain Elevated Privileges, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29552 - VMware VIX API Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/01/2021 08:27
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (63), 08/15/2018 19:48 (8), 08/01/2021 08:22 (4), 08/01/2021 08:27 (1)
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