VMware vMA 4.0/4.1/5.0.0.1 Library Loader privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware vMA 4.0/4.1/5.0.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Library Loader. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2752. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware vMA 4.0/4.1/5.0.0.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Library Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware vMA 4.x and 5.x before 5.0.0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

The weakness was released 05/25/2012 by Thorsten Tüllmann as VMSA-2012-0010 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2752 since 05/14/2012. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59372 (VMware vMA Unspecified Library Local Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2012-0010)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 5.0 Patch 2 (5.0.0.2) eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at kb.vmware.com. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75891), Tenable (59372), SecurityFocus (BID 53697†), OSVDB (82276†) and Secunia (SA49300†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 59372
Nessus Name: VMware vMA Unspecified Library Local Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2012-0010)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vMA 5.0 Patch 2 (5.0.0.2)

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2012-0010
Researcher: Thorsten Tüllmann
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5461
X-Force: 75891 - VMware vMA unspecified privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 53697 - VMware vMA Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 49300 - VMware vMA Library Loading Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 82276
SecurityTracker: 1027099 - VMware vMA Library Loading Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 35686 - VMware vMA 4.* and 5.* Before 5.0.0.2 Untrusted Search Path Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/01/2012 12:17
Updated: 03/25/2021 08:24
Changes: 06/01/2012 12:17 (77), 04/14/2017 15:15 (11), 03/25/2021 08:24 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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