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Posted on 07 April 2009
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(PT-2008-05) Positive Technologies Security Advisory
VMware Multiple Products vmci.sys Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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---[ Affected Software ]
VMware
Workstation 6.0.x, 6.5.x
Player 2.0.x, 2.5.x
ACE 2.0.x
Server 2.x
Product Link:
http://www.vmware.com
---[ Severity Rating ]
Severity: Medium
Impact: Priviliege Escalation
Attack Vector: Local
CVSS v2:
Base Score: 6.6
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)
CVE: CVE-2009-1147
---[ Vulnerability Description ]
Positive Technologies Research Team has discovered priviliege escalation
vulnerabilities in VMware products.
Buffer overflow vulnerability exists in vmci.sys driver. Local user with
administrative privileges can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
---[ Solution ]
Update to the latest product version: vmware.com.
Workstation 6.5.x Windows 6.5.2 build 156735 or later
Workstation 6.0.x Windows upgrade to at least 6.5.2
Player 2.5.x Windows 2.5.2 build 156735 or later
Player 2.0.x Windows upgrade to at least 2.5.2
ACE 2.5.x Windows 2.5.2 build 156735 or later
ACE 2.0.x Windows upgrade to at least 2.5.2
Server 2.x Windows 2.0.1 build 156745 or later
Refer to VMware KB article 1009826 on the steps that are needed to
remediate this vulnerability on Windows-based hosts. This KB article
is found at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1009826.
---[ Disclosure Timeline ]
10.14.2008 - Vendor notified
10.16.2008 - Vendor replied
10.16.2008 - Sent detailed information
04.03.2009 - Vendor released fixed versions
04.06.2009 - Public disclosure
---[ Credits ]
This vulnerability was discovered by Nikita Tarakanov, Positive Technologies
Research Team.
---[ References ]
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2008-05
http://www.ptsecurity.ru/advisory.asp
Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Positive Technologies
Research Team:
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/
http://www.ptsecurity.ru/advisory.asp
---[ About Positive Technologies ]
Positive Technologies www.ptsecurity.com is among the key players in the IT
security market in Russia.
The principal activities of the company include the development of
integrated tools for information security monitoring (MaxPatrol); providing
IT security consulting services and technical support; the development of
the Securitylab en.securitylab.ru leading Russian information security
portal.
Among the clients of Positive Technologies there are more than 40 state
enterprises, more than 50 banks and financial organizations, 20
telecommunication companies, more than 40 plant facilities, as well as IT,
service and retail companies from Russia, CIS countries, Baltic States,
China, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Iran, Israel, Japan,
Mexico, South African Republic, Thailand, Turkey and USA.
Positive Technologies is a team of highly skilled developers, advisers and
experts with years of vast hands-on experience. The company specialists
possess professional titles and certificates; they are the members of
various international societies and are actively involved in the IT security
field development.
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