VMware Workstation 5.5.3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in VMware Workstation 5.5.3. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-1069. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Workstation 5.5.3 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The memory management in VMware Workstation before 5.5.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Windows virtual machine crash) by triggering certain general protection faults (GPF).

The bug was discovered 04/27/2007. The weakness was disclosed 05/01/2007 by Tavis Ormandy with Google (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1069 since 02/22/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25119 (VMware Workstation < 5.5.4 Build 44386 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 116383 (VMware Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities(VMSA-2007-0004)).

Upgrading to version 5.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33994), Tenable (25119), SecurityFocus (BID 23732†), OSVDB (35507†) and Secunia (SA25079†). The entries VDB-36566, VDB-36565, VDB-36564 and VDB-36563 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25119
Nessus Name: VMware Workstation < 5.5.4 Build 44386 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Workstation 5.5.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1069 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1069
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36562
X-Force: 33994
SecurityFocus: 23732 - VMware Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25079
OSVDB: 35507 - VMware Workstation Memory Management GPF Local DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018011
Vulnerability Center: 15006 - VMware Workstation before 5.5.4 Remote Denial of Service, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1592

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

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 08/02/2019 12:16
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (77), 08/02/2019 12:16 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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