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VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0009)
high Nessus Plugin ID 33105
Synopsis
The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by multiple issues.Description
A VMware product installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.- A local privilege escalation issue in 'HGFS.sys' driver included with the VMware Tools package, could allow an unprivileged guest user to execute arbitrary code on the guest system. It should be noted that installing the new releases of the affected product will not resolve the issue. In order to successfully apply this patch VMware Tools package should be updated on each Windows based guest followed by a reboot of the guest system.
(CVE-2007-5671)
- Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in VMware VIX API, which is disabled by default, could allow arbitrary code execution on the host system from the guest operating system. (CVE-2008-2100)
Solution
Upgrade to :- VMware Workstation 6.0.4/5.5.7 or higher.
- VMware Player 2.0.4/1.0.6 or higher.
- VMware Server 1.0.6 or higher.
- VMware ACE 2.0.4 or higher.
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?58ed8a38
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 33105
File Name: vmware_multiple_vmsa_2008_0009.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/9/2008
Updated: 3/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-2100
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:ace, cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player, cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server, cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-5671, CVE-2008-2100