VMware ESXi/Workstation Pro/Player/Fusion Pro/Fusion XHCI Controller memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in VMware ESXi, Workstation Pro, Player, Fusion Pro and Fusion. This affects an unknown part of the component XHCI Controller. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-4904. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware ESXi, Workstation Pro, Player, Fusion Pro and Fusion (Virtualization Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component XHCI Controller. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The XHCI controller in VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, and 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 has uninitialized memory usage. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The issue is reduced to a Denial of Service of the guest on ESXi 5.5.

The bug was discovered 03/28/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/07/2017 with Tencent (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-4904 since 12/26/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/26/2020).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99103 (VMware Fusion 8.x < 8.5.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0006) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370354 (VMware Workstation Pro, VMware Workstation Player and VMware Fusion Multiple Vulnerabilities. (VMSA-2017-0006)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99103) and SecurityFocus (BID 97165†). The entries VDB-102080, VDB-102081 and VDB-102083 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 99103
Nessus Name: VMware Fusion 8.x < 8.5.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0006) (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 105038
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2017-0006: VMware ESXi updates address critical and moderate security issues (remote check)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/26/2016 🔍
03/28/2017 +92 days 🔍
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03/30/2017 +2 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +69 days 🔍
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06/08/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/26/2020 +1297 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: ZDI, Team Sniper
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-4904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-4904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102082
SecurityFocus: 97165 - Multiple VMware Products CVE-2017-4904 Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038148

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

Created: 06/08/2017 08:40
Updated: 12/26/2020 13:14
Changes: 06/08/2017 08:40 (74), 10/14/2019 16:09 (6), 12/26/2020 13:11 (2), 12/26/2020 13:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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