Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-4949 - Use After Free vulnerability in VMWare Fusion and Workstation

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(105783);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-4949", "CVE-2017-4950", "CVE-2017-5715");
  script_bugtraq_id(102376, 102489, 102490);
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2018-0004");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0020");
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2018-0005");

  script_name(english:"VMware Player 12.x < 12.5.9 / 14.x < 14.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2018-0004) (VMSA-2018-0005) (Spectre)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the VMware Player version.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is
affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Player installed on the remote Windows host
is 14.x prior to 14.1.1 or 12.x prior to 12.5.9. It is, therefore,
missing security updates that add hypervisor-assisted guest remediation
for a speculative execution vulnerability (CVE-2017-5715). These updates will
allow guest operating systems to use hardware support for branch
target mitigation and require guest OS security updates as
detailed in VMware Knowledge Base article 52085.
It is also affected by use-after-free and integer-overflow vulnerabilities.

Note that hypervisor-specific remediation's for this vulnerability
were released as part of VMSA-2018-0002.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0004.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0005.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/52085");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://spectreattack.com/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Player version 12.5.9 / 14.1.1 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-4950");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/01/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:player");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("vmware_player_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", "installed_sw/VMware Player");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("install_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");

install = get_single_install(app_name:"VMware Player", exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
version = install['version'];
path = install['path'];

fix = '';
if (version =~ "^14\.") fix = '14.1.1';
else if(version =~ "^12\.") fix = '12.5.9';

if (!empty(fix) && ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0)
{
  port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
  if (!port) port = 445;

  report +=
    '\n  Path              : ' + path +
    '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
    '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix +
    '\n';
  security_report_v4(port:port, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "VMware Player", version, path);

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(105785);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-4949", "CVE-2017-4950", "CVE-2017-5715");
  script_bugtraq_id(102376, 102489, 102490);
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2018-0004");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0020");
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2018-0005");

  script_name(english:"VMware Workstation 12.x < 12.5.9 / 14.x < 14.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2018-0004) (VMSA-2018-0005) (Spectre)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the VMware Workstation version.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is
affected by multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Windows
host is 14.x prior to 14.1.1 or 12.x prior to 12.5.9. It is, therefore,
missing security updates that add hypervisor-assisted guest remediation for a
speculative execution vulnerability (CVE-2017-5715). These updates
will allow guest operating systems to use hardware support for
branch target mitigation and will require guest OS security updates
as detailed in VMware Knowledge Base article 52085.
It is also affected by use-after-free and integer-overflow vulnerabilities.

Note that hypervisor-specific remediation's for this vulnerability
were released as part of VMSA-2018-0002.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0004.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0005.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/52085");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://spectreattack.com/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Workstation version 12.5.9 / 14.1.1 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-4950");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/01/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/01/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:workstation");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("vmware_workstation_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", "installed_sw/VMware Workstation");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("install_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");


get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");

appname = 'VMware Workstation';

install = get_single_install(app_name:appname, exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
version = install['version'];
path = install['path'];

fix = '';
if (version =~ "^14\.") fix = "14.1.1";
else if(version =~ "^12\.") fix = "12.5.9";

if (!empty(fix) && ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0)
{
  port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
  if (!port) port = 445;

  report =
    '\n  Path              : ' + path +
    '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
    '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix + '\n';
  security_report_v4(port:port, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, appname, version, path);

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(105781);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-4949", "CVE-2017-4950", "CVE-2017-5715");
  script_bugtraq_id(102376, 102489, 102490);
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2018-0004");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0020");
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2018-0005");

  script_name(english:"VMware Fusion 8.x < 8.5.10 / 10.x < 10.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2018-0004) (VMSA-2018-0005) (Spectre) (macOS)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the VMware Fusion version.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A virtualization application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X
host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or 
Mac OS X host is 8.x prior to 8.5.10 or 10.x prior to 10.1.1. It is,
therefore, missing security updates that add hypervisor-assisted
guest remediation for a speculative execution vulnerability
(CVE-2017-5715). These updates will allow guest operating
systems to use hardware support for branch target mitigation and
will require guest OS security updates as detailed in VMware
Knowledge Base article 52085.
It is also affected by use-after-free and integer-overflow vulnerabilities.

Note that hypervisor-specific remediation's for this vulnerability
were released as part of VMSA-2018-0002.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0004.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0005.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/52085");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://spectreattack.com/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Fusion version 8.5.10 / 10.1.1 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-4950");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/01/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/01/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:fusion");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_fusion_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "installed_sw/VMware Fusion");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("install_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/local_checks_enabled");

os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");

install = get_single_install(app_name:"VMware Fusion", exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
version = install['version'];
path = install['path'];

fix = '';
if (version =~ "^8\.") fix = '8.5.10';
else if(version =~ "^10\.") fix = '10.1.1';

if (!empty(fix) && ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0)
{
  report +=
    '\n  Path              : ' + path +
    '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
    '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix +
    '\n';
  security_report_v4(port:0, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "VMware Fusion", version, path);