VMware Tools 9.x/10.x on Mac OS X Kernel 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Tools 9.x/10.x on Mac OS X. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to 7pk security (Kernel). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5328. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware Tools 9.x/10.x on Mac OS X. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (Kernel). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

VMware Tools 9.x and 10.x before 10.1.0 on OS X, when System Integrity Protection (SIP) is enabled, allows local users to determine kernel memory addresses and bypass the kASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2016 by Marco Grassi with Tencent as VMSA-2016-0017 as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with VMware. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5328 since 06/07/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94339 (VMware Tools 9.x / 10.x < 10.1.0 Kernel Memory Address Disclosure (VMSA-2016-0017) (Mac OS X)), 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.

Upgrading to version 10.1 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 (94339) and SecurityFocus (BID 93886†). The entry VDB-93108 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Name: Kernel
Class: 7pk security / Kernel
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 94339
Nessus Name: VMware Tools 9.x / 10.x < 10.1.0 Kernel Memory Address Disclosure (VMSA-2016-0017) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 801315
OpenVAS Name: VMware Tools kASLR Protection Bypass Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tools 10.1

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06/07/2016 🔍
10/25/2016 +140 days 🔍
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10/26/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/29/2016 +63 days 🔍
09/28/2022 +2099 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2016-0017
Researcher: Marco Grassi
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5328 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93107
SecurityFocus: 93886 - VMware Tools CVE-2016-5328 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037102

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

Created: 10/26/2016 10:24
Updated: 09/28/2022 14:28
Changes: 10/26/2016 10:24 (70), 05/19/2019 09:40 (13), 09/28/2022 14:28 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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