VMware Fusion up to 2.0.5 File Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Fusion up to 2.0.5 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component File Permission. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3281. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Fusion up to 2.0.5 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component File Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The vmx86 kernel extension in VMware Fusion before 2.0.6 build 196839 does not use correct file permissions, which allows host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 10/16/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3281. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41971 (VMware Fusion < 2.0.6 (VMSA-2009-0013)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116639 (VMware Fusion Denial of Service and Code Execution Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2009-0013)).

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (10076), Tenable (41971), SecurityFocus (BID 36578†), Secunia (SA36928†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022981†). The entry VDB-50460 is related to this item. 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
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 41971
Nessus Name: VMware Fusion < 2.0.6 (VMSA-2009-0013)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Fusion 2.0

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09/21/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3281 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3281
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50459
SecurityFocus: 36578 - VMware Fusion Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 36928
SecurityTracker: 1022981
Vulnerability Center: 23610 - VMware Fusion < 2.0.6 build 196839 Vmx86 Kernel Extension Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/23/2025 20:16
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (59), 02/15/2017 09:24 (11), 08/24/2021 01:14 (4), 08/24/2021 01:20 (1), 07/28/2024 00:17 (16), 01/29/2025 18:51 (3), 03/23/2025 20:16 (1)
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