VMware Workstation 5.5.3 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in VMware Workstation 5.5.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-1876. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation 5.5.3 (Virtualization Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when running a 64-bit Windows guest on a 64-bit host, allows local users to "corrupt the virtual machine s register context" by debugging a local program and stepping into a "syscall instruction."

The bug was discovered 04/27/2007. The weakness was published 05/02/2007 by Tavis Ormandy with Google (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1876 since 04/05/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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 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 (33993), Tenable (25119), SecurityFocus (BID 23732†), OSVDB (35509†) and Secunia (SA25079†). Similar entries are available at VDB-36566, VDB-36564, VDB-36563 and VDB-36562. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1876 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36565
X-Force: 33993
SecurityFocus: 23732 - VMware Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25079
OSVDB: 35509 - VMware Workstation Local Program Debugging Register Context Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1018011
Vulnerability Center: 15009 - VMware Workstation before 5.5.4 Local Vulnerability with Unspecified Impact, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1592

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 08/02/2019 12:32
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (75), 08/02/2019 12:32 (10)
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