VMware Workstation up to 2.0.1 me Account denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in VMware Workstation up to 2.0.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component me Account. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-1805. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Workstation up to 2.0.1 (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component me Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the VMware Descheduled Time Accounting driver in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier, VMware Player 2.5.1 and earlier, VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier, VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.9 build 156507 and 2.x before 2.0.1 build 156745, VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.2 build 147997, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.2, 3.0.3, and 3.5, when the Descheduled Time Accounting Service is not running, allows guest OS users on Windows to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/28/2009. The weakness was published 06/01/2009 by Nikita Tarakanov (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1805 since 05/28/2009. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 116439 (VMware ESX Update for libpng (VMSA-2009-0007)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50830), Tenable (36117), SecurityFocus (BID 35141†), OSVDB (54922†) and Secunia (SA35269†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3957, VDB-43768, VDB-45954 and VDB-47533. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
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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: 800806
OpenVAS Name: VMware Products Descheduled Time Accounting Driver DoS Vulnerability (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: Nikita Tarakanov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1805 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1805
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48370

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X-Force: 50830
SecurityFocus: 35141 - VMware Products Descheduled Time Accounting Driver Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 35269 - VMware Products Descheduled Time Accounting Driver Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 54922 - VMware Products - Descheduled Time Accounting Driver Denial Of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022300
Vulnerability Center: 22350 - VMware Descheduled Time Accounting Driver Local DoS Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1452

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/11/2021 12:32
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (81), 09/05/2019 11:49 (7), 08/11/2021 12:32 (3)
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