VMware View 4.6.0 XPDM Display Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware View 4.6.0. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component XPDM Display Driver. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-1508. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware View 4.6.0. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component XPDM Display Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The XPDM display driver in VMware ESXi 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1; and VMware View before 4.6.1 allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 03/15/2012 by Tarjei Mandt (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1508 since 03/08/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is 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 63684 (VMware View Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 4.6.1 or 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74098), Tenable (63684), SecurityFocus (BID 52524†), OSVDB (80115†) and Secunia (SA48378†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4836, VDB-4837 and VDB-4838. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 63684
Nessus Name: VMware View Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0004)
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OpenVAS ID: 103457
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2012-0005 VMware vCenter Server, Orchestrator, Update Manager, vShield, vSphere Client, ESXi and ESX address several security issues
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Upgrade: View 4.6.1/5.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: Tarjei Mandt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4835

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X-Force: 74098
SecurityFocus: 52524 - VMware View Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48378 - VMware ESX Server / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80115
SecurityTracker: 1026814 - VMware View Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34937 - Multiple VMware Products XPDM Display Driver Allows Local Privilege Escalation \\ DoS, High

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

Created: 03/19/2012 09:28
Updated: 03/22/2021 07:15
Changes: 03/19/2012 09:28 (78), 04/11/2017 10:57 (10), 03/22/2021 07:15 (3)
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