VMware ACE 2.5.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware ACE 2.5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-0910. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware ACE 2.5.1. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the VNnc Codec in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.2 build 156735, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.2 build 156735, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.2 build 156735, and VMware Server 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page or video file, aka ZDI-CAN-436.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2009. The weakness was released 04/06/2009 by Laurent Gaffie as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0910 since 03/14/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116348 (VMware Hosted Products, VI Client and Patches for ESX (VMSA-2009-0005 )).

Upgrading to version 2.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49704), Tenable (62383), SecurityFocus (BID 34373†), OSVDB (55942†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021974†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3902, VDB-3957, VDB-41601 and VDB-41600. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ACE 2.5.1

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09/01/2019 +1629 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Laurent Gaffie
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0910 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0910
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47531

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X-Force: 49704
SecurityFocus: 34373 - VMware Hosted Products VMSA-2009-0005 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 55942 - CVE-2009-0910 - VMware - Multiple Products - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021974
Vulnerability Center: 21550 - VMware Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Web Page or Video File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0944

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/01/2019 14:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (87), 09/01/2019 14:37 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:1A0:103

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