VMware Player up to 2.0.4 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in VMware Player up to 2.0.4. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-4279. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Player up to 2.0.4 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The CPU hardware emulation for 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488 and 5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000; Player 2.0.x before 2.0.5 build 109488 and 1.x before 1.0.8; Server 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108231; and ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5 allows authenticated guest OS users to gain additional guest OS privileges by triggering an exception that causes the virtual CPU to perform an indirect jump to a non-canonical address.

The bug was discovered 10/03/2008. The weakness was disclosed 10/06/2008 by Derek Soeder (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4279 since 09/26/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34156 (VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0014)), 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 116011 (VMware Products In-Guest Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (VMSA-2008-0016)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45668), Tenable (34156), SecurityFocus (BID 31569†), OSVDB (49090†) and Secunia (SA32180†). The entries VDB-39245, VDB-44346, VDB-43883 and VDB-43879 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34156
Nessus Name: VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0014)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/10/2008 🔍
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10/03/2008 +7 days 🔍
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08/21/2019 +1618 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: Derek Soeder
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44347

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X-Force: 45668
SecurityFocus: 31569 - VMware Products In-Guest Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32180 - VMware ESX Server Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 49090 - CVE-2008-4279 - VMware - Multiple Products - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020991
Vulnerability Center: 20053 - VMware Multiple Products CPU Hardware Emulation Privilege Escalation Related to Indirect Jump, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2740

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 09:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/21/2019 09:19 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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