VMware Player up to 2.5.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Player and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-1147. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

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

Unspecified vulnerability in vmci.sys in the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier, VMware Player 2.5.1 and earlier, VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier, and VMware Server 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2009. The weakness was presented 04/06/2009 by Laurent Gaffie (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1147 since 03/25/2009. 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.

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 $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36117 (VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2009-0005/VMSA-2009-0007)), 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 116348 (VMware Hosted Products, VI Client and Patches for ESX (VMSA-2009-0005 )).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49701), Tenable (36117), SecurityFocus (BID 34373†), OSVDB (53696†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021976†). See VDB-3902, VDB-3957, VDB-43768 and VDB-45954 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 36117
Nessus Name: VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2009-0005/VMSA-2009-0007)
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OpenVAS ID: 900703
OpenVAS Name: VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (Linux) Apr09
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Laurent Gaffie
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1147 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1147
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47533

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X-Force: 49701
SecurityFocus: 34373 - VMware Hosted Products VMSA-2009-0005 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 53696 - CVE-2009-1147 - VMware - Multiple Products - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021976
Vulnerability Center: 21552 - VMCI in VMware Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, Low
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: 08/09/2021 12:21
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (77), 09/01/2019 14:44 (10), 08/09/2021 12:21 (3)
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