VMware Player up to 2.0.2 DHCP Service resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Player up to 2.0.2. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component DHCP Service. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-1364. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware Player up to 2.0.2 (Virtualization Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component DHCP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the DHCP service in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 1.0.x before 1.0.5, VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Fusion 1.1.x before 1.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 03/17/2008. The weakness was published 03/19/2008 by David Maciejak (Neal) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1364 since 03/17/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62383 (GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities), 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.

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41254), Tenable (62383), SecurityFocus (BID 28289†), OSVDB (43900†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019623†). Similar entries are available at VDB-39387, VDB-41601, VDB-41599 and VDB-41598. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Vendor

VMware

Name

Player

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / 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: 62383
Nessus Name: GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 72459
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201209-25 (vmware-server vmware-player vmware-workstation)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Player 2.0

Timelineinfo

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03/18/2008 +1 days 🔍
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04/07/2008 +19 days 🔍
09/29/2012 +1636 days 🔍
10/01/2012 +2 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +896 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: David Maciejak (Neal)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41600
X-Force: 41254
SecurityFocus: 28289 - VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 43900 - VMware multiple products DHCP unspecified denial of service
SecurityTracker: 1019623
Vulnerability Center: 18109 - Multiple VMware Products Denial of Service via DHCP Service, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-0905

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/08/2019 09:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (76), 08/08/2019 09:14 (11)
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