National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5671

Overview

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-1744

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020197

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1020197

External Source: SREASON

Name: 3922

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-201209-25

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 30556

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30556

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5688

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5688

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5358

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5358

External Source: IDEFENSE

Name: 20080604 VMware Tools HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080606 Re: iDefense Security Advisory 06.04.08: VMware Tools HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493172/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080605 Re: iDefense Security Advisory 06.04.08: VMware Tools HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493148/100/0/threaded

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5358

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5358

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5688

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5688