Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-1876 - Denial Of Service vulnerability in VMware

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
microsoft
vmware
nessus
NVD
Published: 2007-05-02
Updated: 2018-10-16

Summary

VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when running a 64-bit Windows guest on a 64-bit host, allows local users to "corrupt the virtual machine's register context" by debugging a local program and stepping into a "syscall instruction."

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Microsoft
2
Application
Vmware
20

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idVMWARE_WORKSTATION_5_5_4_44386.NASL
descriptionThe version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is earlier than 5.5.4, Build 44386. Such versions are reportedly affected by several issues, including a directory traversal issue in the application
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id25119
published2007-05-01
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/25119
titleVMware Workstation < 5.5.4 Build 44386 Multiple Vulnerabilities
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(25119);
  script_version("1.22");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-1069", "CVE-2007-1337", "CVE-2007-1744", "CVE-2007-1876", "CVE-2007-1877");
  script_bugtraq_id(23721, 23732);

  script_name(english:"VMware Workstation < 5.5.4 Build 44386 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of VMware Workstation"); 

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by
multiple issues." );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is
earlier than 5.5.4, Build 44386.  Such versions are reportedly
affected by several issues, including a directory traversal issue in
the application's Shared Folders feature that may allow read or write
access from a guest to a host system, subject to the privileges of the
user running VMware Workstation." );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a807d0af" );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2007/Apr/487" );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html" );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Workstation 5.5.4, Build 44386 or later." );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
 
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2007/05/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2007/04/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2008/11/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:workstation");
  script_end_attributes();
 
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("vmware_workstation_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("VMware/Workstation/Version");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}

version = get_kb_item("VMware/Workstation/Version");
if (!version)
  exit (0);

v = split(version, sep:".", keep:FALSE);

 if ( ( int(v[0]) < 5 ) ||
     ( int(v[0]) == 5 && int(v[1]) < 5 ) ||
     ( int(v[0]) == 5 && int(v[1]) == 5 && int(v[2]) < 4 ) ||
     ( int(v[0]) == 5 && int(v[1]) == 5 && int(v[2]) == 4 && int(v[3]) < 44386 ) )
     {
   	security_hole(get_kb_item("SMB/transport"));
	exit(0);
     }

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