vmware Workstation/Server prior 2.0.2 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in vmware Workstation and Server. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-4295. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vmware Workstation and Server (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in the mounting process in vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 on Linux, VMware Server 2.0.2 on Linux, and VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101 allows host OS users to gain privileges via vectors involving temporary files.

The weakness was disclosed 12/03/2010 by Dan Rosenberg (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4295. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51079 (VMware Fusion < 3.1.2 (VMSA-2010-0018)), 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 118876 (VMware ESX Command Injection Vulnerability (VMSA-2010-0018)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.2 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 Tenable (51079), SecurityFocus (BID 45167†), OSVDB (69585†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024820†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28609†). The entries VDB-4220, VDB-55639 and VDB-55638 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 51079
Nessus Name: VMware Fusion < 3.1.2 (VMSA-2010-0018)
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OpenVAS ID: 103456
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2010-0018 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Workstation/Server 2.0.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4295 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55637

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SecurityFocus: 45167 - Multiple VMware products 'vmware-mount' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 42453
OSVDB: 69585 - VMware Multiple Products vmware-mount Mounting Process Race Condition Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1024820
Vulnerability Center: 28609 - Vmware-Mount in Multiple Vmware Products Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 12/29/2024 23:16
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (68), 03/10/2017 17:24 (9), 10/06/2021 09:01 (5), 10/06/2021 09:02 (1), 12/29/2024 23:16 (17)
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