VMware Player/Workstation prior 1.0.7 OpenProcess access control

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A vulnerability has been found in VMware Player and Workstation (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function OpenProcess. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the OpenProcess function in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 on Windows allows local host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2008. The weakness was shared 09/03/2008 by McAfee with McAfee, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3698 since 08/14/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34156 (VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0014)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115928 (VMware Security Update (VMSA-2008-0014)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44795) and Tenable (34156). The entries 3321, 3324, 3326 and 3323 are related to this item.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 34156
Nessus Name: VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0014)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Player/Workstation 1.0.7

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: McAfee
Organization: McAfee, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3698 (🔍)
X-Force: 44795
SecurityTracker: 1020790
Vulnerability Center: 19419 - VMware Multiple Products OpenProcess Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Gain Root Privileges, Medium
SecurityFocus: 30936 - VMware OpenProcess Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 31707 - VMware Workstation Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 48253 - VMware - OpenProcess Local Privilege Escalation Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2466

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/16/2019 16:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (82), 08/16/2019 16:45 (3)
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