Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-5617 - Remote Security vulnerability in VMWare Player and Workstation

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
vmware
critical
nessus

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1, prevents it from launching, which has unspecified impact, related to untrusted virtual machine images.

Nessus

  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-543-1.NASL
    descriptionNeel Mehta and Ryan Smith discovered that the VMware Player DHCP server did not correctly handle certain packet structures. Remote attackers could send specially crafted packets and gain root privileges. (CVE-2007-0061, CVE-2007-0062, CVE-2007-0063) Rafal Wojtczvk discovered multiple memory corruption issues in VMware Player. Attackers with administrative privileges in a guest operating system could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host operating system. (CVE-2007-4496, CVE-2007-4497). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id28250
    published2007-11-16
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2007-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2007-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/28250
    titleUbuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17/20, vmware-player-kernel-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-543-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-543-1. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
    # <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
    # trademark of Canonical, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(28250);
      script_version("1.20");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:33:01");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2007-0061", "CVE-2007-0062", "CVE-2007-0063", "CVE-2007-4496", "CVE-2007-4497", "CVE-2007-5023", "CVE-2007-5024", "CVE-2007-5025", "CVE-2007-5617", "CVE-2007-5618", "CVE-2007-5619");
      script_xref(name:"USN", value:"543-1");
    
      script_name(english:"Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17/20, vmware-player-kernel-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-543-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Neel Mehta and Ryan Smith discovered that the VMware Player DHCP
    server did not correctly handle certain packet structures. Remote
    attackers could send specially crafted packets and gain root
    privileges. (CVE-2007-0061, CVE-2007-0062, CVE-2007-0063)
    
    Rafal Wojtczvk discovered multiple memory corruption issues in VMware
    Player. Attackers with administrative privileges in a guest operating
    system could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary
    code on the host operating system. (CVE-2007-4496, CVE-2007-4497).
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/543-1/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
      script_cwe_id(119, 189, 264, 310, 399);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.17-12");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.20-16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:avm-fritz-kernel-source");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fglrx-control");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fglrx-kernel-source");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-386");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-generic");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-lowlatency");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-common");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-dev");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-legacy");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-legacy-dev");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-new");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-new-dev");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-kernel-source");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-legacy-kernel-source");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-new-kernel-source");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-modules");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.15-29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.17-12");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-source");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-server-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-tools-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-driver-fglrx");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-driver-fglrx-dev");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/09/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/11/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/11/16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2007-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2007-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("ubuntu.inc");
    include("ksplice.inc");
    
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
    if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
    release = chomp(release);
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^(6\.06|6\.10|7\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 6.06 / 6.10 / 7.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);
    
    if (get_one_kb_item("Host/ksplice/kernel-cves"))
    {
      rm_kb_item(name:"Host/uptrack-uname-r");
      cve_list = make_list("CVE-2007-0061", "CVE-2007-0062", "CVE-2007-0063", "CVE-2007-4496", "CVE-2007-4497", "CVE-2007-5023", "CVE-2007-5024", "CVE-2007-5025", "CVE-2007-5617", "CVE-2007-5618", "CVE-2007-5619");
      if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
      {
        audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, "KSplice hotfix for USN-543-1");
      }
      else
      {
        _ubuntu_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
      }
    }
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"vmware-player-kernel-modules", pkgver:"2.6.15.11-13")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.15-29", pkgver:"2.6.15.11-13")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"vmware-player-kernel-source", pkgver:"2.6.15.11-13")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.17-12", pkgver:"3.11+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"avm-fritz-kernel-source", pkgver:"3.11+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"fglrx-control", pkgver:"8.28.8+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"fglrx-kernel-source", pkgver:"8.28.8+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-12-386", pkgver:"2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-12-generic", pkgver:"2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"linux-restricted-modules-common", pkgver:"2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"nvidia-glx", pkgver:"1.0.8776+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"nvidia-glx-dev", pkgver:"1.0.8776+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"nvidia-glx-legacy", pkgver:"1.0.7184+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"nvidia-glx-legacy-dev", pkgver:"1.0.7184+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"nvidia-kernel-source", pkgver:"1.0.8776+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"nvidia-legacy-kernel-source", pkgver:"1.0.7184+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.17-12", pkgver:"2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"xorg-driver-fglrx", pkgver:"7.1.0-8.28.8+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"xorg-driver-fglrx-dev", pkgver:"7.1.0-8.28.8+2.6.17.9-12.4")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.20-16", pkgver:"3.11+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"avm-fritz-kernel-source", pkgver:"3.11+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"fglrx-control", pkgver:"8.34.8+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"fglrx-kernel-source", pkgver:"8.34.8+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-386", pkgver:"2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic", pkgver:"2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-lowlatency", pkgver:"2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"linux-restricted-modules-common", pkgver:"2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"nvidia-glx", pkgver:"1.0.9631+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"nvidia-glx-dev", pkgver:"1.0.9631+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"nvidia-glx-legacy", pkgver:"1.0.7184+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"nvidia-glx-legacy-dev", pkgver:"1.0.7184+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"nvidia-glx-new", pkgver:"1.0.9755+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"nvidia-glx-new-dev", pkgver:"1.0.9755+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"nvidia-kernel-source", pkgver:"1.0.9631+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"nvidia-legacy-kernel-source", pkgver:"1.0.7184+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"nvidia-new-kernel-source", pkgver:"1.0.9755+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16", pkgver:"2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"vmware-server-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16", pkgver:"2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"vmware-tools-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16", pkgver:"2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"xorg-driver-fglrx", pkgver:"7.1.0-8.34.8+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"xorg-driver-fglrx-dev", pkgver:"7.1.0-8.34.8+2.6.20.6-16.30")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
        extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.17-12 / avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.20-16 / etc");
    }
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200711-23.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200711-23 (VMware Workstation and Player: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in several VMware products. Neel Mehta and Ryan Smith (IBM ISS X-Force) discovered that the DHCP server contains an integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2007-0062), an integer underflow vulnerability (CVE-2007-0063) and another error when handling malformed packets (CVE-2007-0061), leading to stack-based buffer overflows or stack corruption. Rafal Wojtczvk (McAfee) discovered two unspecified errors that allow authenticated users with administrative or login privileges on a guest operating system to corrupt memory or cause a Denial of Service (CVE-2007-4496, CVE-2007-4497). Another unspecified vulnerability related to untrusted virtual machine images was discovered (CVE-2007-5617). VMware products also shipped code copies of software with several vulnerabilities: Samba (GLSA-200705-15), BIND (GLSA-200702-06), MIT Kerberos 5 (GLSA-200707-11), Vixie Cron (GLSA-200704-11), shadow (GLSA-200606-02), OpenLDAP (CVE-2006-4600), PAM (CVE-2004-0813, CVE-2007-1716), GCC (CVE-2006-3619) and GDB (CVE-2006-4146). Impact : Remote attackers within a guest system could possibly exploit these vulnerabilities to execute code on the host system with elevated privileges or to cause a Denial of Service. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id28262
    published2007-11-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/28262
    titleGLSA-200711-23 : VMware Workstation and Player: Multiple vulnerabilities