VMware Fusion up to 3.1.2 input validation

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware Fusion up to 3.1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.8 build 328035 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101; VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1; and VMware ESX 3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 allows host OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS via unspecified vectors, related to a "command injection" issue.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2010. The weakness was shared 12/03/2010 by Nahuel Grisolia (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4297. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Nahuel Grisolia and been published 6 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 224 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51078 (VMware Fusion < 2.0.8 (VMSA-2010-0018)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216030 (VMware ESX 4.x Command Injection Vulnerability (VMSA-2010-0018)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51078) and Exploit-DB (15717). The entries 55638 and 55637 are related to this item.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Nahuel Grisolia
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Nessus ID: 51078
Nessus Name: VMware Fusion < 2.0.8 (VMSA-2010-0018)
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OpenVAS ID: 103456
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2010-0018 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues
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Upgrade: Fusion 2.0.1
Suricata ID: 2012045
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04/24/2010 🔍
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Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Nahuel Grisolia
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4297 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 28608 - VMware Tools update functionality in Multiple Vmware Products Local Command Injection vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 45166 - VMware Hosted Products VMware Tools Command Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 42480
OSVDB: 69590 - VMware Tools Update Guest System Unspecified Arbitrary Command Injection

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 10/06/2021 09:13
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (74), 03/10/2017 17:24 (16), 10/06/2021 09:08 (5), 10/06/2021 09:13 (1)
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