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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)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 28250
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
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).
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Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 28250
File Name: ubuntu_USN-543-1.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 11/16/2007
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-driver-fglrx-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fglrx-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fglrx-control, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.20-16, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-new, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.17-12, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:avm-fritz-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-new-kernel-source, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-legacy, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-new-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-generic, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.15-29, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-legacy-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-legacy-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-tools-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-386, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-driver-fglrx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.17-12, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-player-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vmware-server-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2007
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Reference Information
CVE: 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