VMWare Player 1.0.1 Build 19317/1.0.2/1.0.3/1.0.4 Shared Folders path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMWare Player 1.0.1 Build 19317/1.0.2/1.0.3/1.0.4 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Shared Folders. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-0923. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMWare Player 1.0.1 Build 19317/1.0.2/1.0.3/1.0.4 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Shared Folders. 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:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and 2.0.2, Player 1.0.4 and 2.0.2, and Workstation 5.5.4 and 6.0.2 allows guest OS users to read and write arbitrary files on the host OS via a multibyte string that produces a wide character string containing .. (dot dot) sequences, which bypasses the protection mechanism, as demonstrated using a "%c0%2e%c0%2e" string.

The bug was discovered 02/25/2008. The weakness was presented 02/25/2008 by CORE Security with CORE Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0923 since 02/25/2008. 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31729 (VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0005)), 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 115732 (VMware Products Shared Folders MultiByteToWideChar() Variant Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40837), Tenable (31729), SecurityFocus (BID 27944†), OSVDB (42333†) and Secunia (SA29117†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31729
Nessus Name: VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0005)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: CORE Security
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0923 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0923
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41233
X-Force: 40837
SecurityFocus: 27944 - VMware Products Shared Folders 'MultiByteToWideChar()' Variant Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 29117
OSVDB: 42333 - Multiple VMware products shared folder directory traversal
SecurityTracker: 1019493
Vulnerability Center: 17809 - VMWare ACE, Player, and Workstation Vulnerability Allows Guest Users to Traverse Directories, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0679

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/06/2019 12:27
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (68), 08/06/2019 12:27 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:CF1:103

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