VMware Workstation/Player/Fusion/ESXi/ESX code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3289. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX (Virtualization Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.4, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.4, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via crafted traffic from a remote virtual device.

The weakness was shared 06/14/2012 by Thorsten Tüllmann as VMSA-2012-0011 as confirmed advisory (vmware.com). The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3289 since 06/07/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70883 (ESXi 5.0 < Build 721882 Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216022 (VMWare ESXi 4.0.0 Patch Release ESXi400-201206001 Missing (KB2021027)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at vmware.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76289), Tenable (70883), SecurityFocus (BID 53996†), OSVDB (82980†) and Secunia (SA49430†). The entry VDB-5563 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 70883
Nessus Name: ESXi 5.0 < Build 721882 Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)
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OpenVAS ID: 103495
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2012-0011 VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX patches address security issues.
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vmware.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2012-0011
Researcher: Thorsten Tüllmann
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5564

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X-Force: 76289
SecurityFocus: 53996 - VMware Hosted Products Memory Corruption and Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 49430 - VMware Multiple Products Checkpoint File Parsing Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 82980
SecurityTracker: 1027173 - VMware Workstation/Player VM Remote Device Bug Lets Local or Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 35424 - Multiple VMware Products Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted Traffic From Remote Virtual Device, Medium

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

Created: 06/22/2012 10:53 AM
Updated: 03/25/2021 04:53 PM
Changes: 06/22/2012 10:53 AM (78), 04/14/2017 01:37 PM (12), 03/25/2021 04:53 PM (3)
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