VMware Server 1.0.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Server 1.0.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-0062. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in VMware Server 1.0.3 (Virtualization Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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:

Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075 and ACE 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528; allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code via a malformed DHCP packet with a large dhcp-max-message-size that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow, related to servers configured to send many DHCP options to clients.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2007. The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2007 by Rafal Wojtczvk (ryan) with McAfee (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0062 since 01/04/2007. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33835 (GLSA-200808-05 : ISC DHCP: Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116315 (Critical Security Updates for all Supported Versions of VMware ESX Server VMware Server VMware Workstation VMware ACE and VMware Player (VMSA-2007-0006)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at vmware.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 12 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33102), Tenable (33835), SecurityFocus (BID 25729†), OSVDB (40094†) and Secunia (SA34263†). The entries VDB-3321, VDB-3324, VDB-3326 and VDB-3323 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33835
Nessus Name: GLSA-200808-05 : ISC DHCP: Denial of Service
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OpenVAS ID: 840135
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for libxml2 USN-2214-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: vmware.com

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01/04/2007 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: Rafal Wojtczvk (ryan)
Organization: McAfee
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0062 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0062
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3322

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X-Force: 33102 - Multiple VMware products VMware DHCP server integer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 25729 - VMware Workstation DHCP Server Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34263
OSVDB: 40094 - VMware Multiple Products DHCP Server Packet Handling Multiple Remote Overflows
SecurityTracker: 1018717
Vulnerability Center: 16120 - VMware Multiple Products DHCP Buffer Overflow Allows Code Execution via Malformed Packet, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3229

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

Created: 10/01/2007 15:24
Updated: 07/07/2025 17:54
Changes: 10/01/2007 15:24 (101), 07/26/2019 18:58 (1), 07/07/2025 17:54 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:B90:103

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