Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-3868 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in VMWare products
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Buffer overflow in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.5, VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.5, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and VMware AMS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDF filesystem in an ISO image.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201209-25.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201209-25 (VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware Player, Server, and Workstation. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : Local users may be able to gain escalated privileges, cause a Denial of Service, or gain sensitive information. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial of Service. Remote attackers also may be able to spoof DNS traffic, read arbitrary files, or inject arbitrary web script to the VMware Server Console. Furthermore, guest OS users may be able to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, gain escalated privileges on the guest OS, or cause a Denial of Service (crash the host OS). Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 62383 published 2012-10-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62383 title GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201209-25. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc. # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike # license. 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NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_FUSION_3_1_3.NASL description The version of VMware Fusion installed on the Mac OS X host is earlier than 3.1.3. As such, it is reportedly affected by the following three security vulnerabilities : - An attacker with access to a Guest operating system can determine if a path exists in the Host filesystem and whether it last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 54974 published 2011-06-06 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/54974 title VMware Fusion < 3.1.3 (VMSA-2011-0009 / VMSA-2011-0011) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(54974); script_version("1.11"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14 1:59:35"); script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1787", "CVE-2011-2145", "CVE-2011-2146", "CVE-2011-3868"); script_bugtraq_id(48098, 49942); script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2011-0009"); script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2011-0011"); script_name(english:"VMware Fusion < 3.1.3 (VMSA-2011-0009 / VMSA-2011-0011)"); script_summary(english:"Checks version of Fusion"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote host has a virtualization application affected by multiple vulnerabilities." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The version of VMware Fusion installed on the Mac OS X host is earlier than 3.1.3. As such, it is reportedly affected by the following three security vulnerabilities : - An attacker with access to a Guest operating system can determine if a path exists in the Host filesystem and whether it's a file or a directory regardless of permissions. (CVE-2011-2146) - A race condition in mount.vmhgfs may allow an attacker with access to a Guest to mount on arbitrary directories in the Guest filesystem and escalate their privileges if they can control the contents of the mounted directory. (CVE-2011-1787) - A procedural error allows an attacker with access to a Solaris or FreeBSD Guest operating system to gain write access to an arbitrary file in the Guest filesystem. (CVE-2011-2145) - A buffer overflow in the way UDF file systems are handled could allow for code execution if a specially crafted ISO image is used. (CVE-2011-3868) Note that the first three vulnerabilities only affect non-Windows guest operating systems." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0011.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000141.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000145.html" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to VMware Fusion 3.1.3 or later. In addition to patching, VMware Tools must be updated on all non- Windows guest VMs in order to completely mitigate certain vulnerabilities. Refer to the VMware advisory for more information."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC: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_core", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/06/02"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/06/02"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/06/06"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:fusion"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_dependencies("macosx_fusion_detect.nasl"); script_require_keys("MacOSX/Fusion/Version"); exit(0); } include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); version = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Fusion/Version"); fixed_version = "3.1.3"; if (version =~ '^3\\.1' && ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) == -1) { if (report_verbosity > 0) { report = '\n Installed version : ' + version + '\n Fixed version : ' + fixed_version + '\n'; security_hole(port:0, extra:report); } else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else exit(0, "The host is not affected since VMware Fusion "+version+" is installed.");
References
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0011.html
- http://osvdb.org/76060
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026139
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46241
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49942
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520005/100/0/threaded