VMware Workstation/Player/Fusion/ESXi/ESX Floppy Device memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Floppy Device. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2449. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Floppy Device. 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. CVE summarizes:

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x through 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly configure the virtual floppy device, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.

The weakness was shared 05/03/2012 as VMSA-2012-0009 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2449 since 05/01/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59818 (VMware Fusion 4.x < 4.1.3 (VMSA-2012-0009, VMSA-2012-0011)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216019 (VMWare ESXi 4.0.0 Patch Release ESXi400-201205001 Missing (KB2019855)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at vmware.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75376), Tenable (59818), SecurityFocus (BID 53369†), OSVDB (81694†) and Secunia (SA49032†). The entries VDB-5322, VDB-5321, VDB-5323 and VDB-5325 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 59818
Nessus Name: VMware Fusion 4.x < 4.1.3 (VMSA-2012-0009, VMSA-2012-0011)
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OpenVAS ID: 103481
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2012-0009 VMware Workstation, Player, ESXi and ESX patches address critical security issues
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Upgrade: vmware.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2012-0009
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5324

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X-Force: 75376
SecurityFocus: 53369 - VMware Multiple Products Multiple Memory Corruption Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49032
OSVDB: 81694
SecurityTracker: 1027019
Vulnerability Center: 35092 - Multiple VMware Products Allow Code Execution or DoS by Leveraging Privileges on the Guest OS, High

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

Created: 05/04/2012 18:06
Updated: 12/22/2024 19:45
Changes: 05/04/2012 18:06 (77), 04/11/2017 22:20 (8), 03/24/2021 10:08 (3), 12/22/2024 19:45 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:60A:103

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