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 Severity: High
    Title: VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: September 29, 2012
     Bugs: #213548, #224637, #236167, #245941, #265139, #282213,
           #297367, #335866, #385727
       ID: 201209-25

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VMware Player, Server, and
Workstation, allowing remote and local attackers to conduct several
attacks, including privilege escalation, remote execution of arbitrary
code, and a Denial of Service.

Background
==========

VMware Player, Server, and Workstation allow emulation of a complete PC
on a PC without the usual performance overhead of most emulators.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  app-emulation/vmware-player
                              <= 2.5.5.328052              Vulnerable!
  2  app-emulation/vmware-workstation
                              <= 6.5.5.328052              Vulnerable!
  3  app-emulation/vmware-server
                              <= 1.0.9.156507              Vulnerable!
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
           to another package if one is available or wait for the
           existing packages to be marked stable by their
           architecture maintainers.
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     3 affected packages

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware Player, Server,
and Workstation. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.

Impact
======

Local users may be able to gain escalated privileges, cause a Denial of
Service, or gain sensitive information.

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,
possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code, or a
Denial of Service. Remote attackers also may be able to spoof DNS
traffic, read arbitrary files, or inject arbitrary web script to the
VMware Server Console.

Furthermore, guest OS users may be able to execute arbitrary code on
the host OS, gain escalated privileges on the guest OS, or cause a
Denial of Service (crash the host OS).

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

Gentoo discontinued support for VMware Player. We recommend that users
unmerge VMware Player:

  # emerge --unmerge "app-emulation/vmware-player"

NOTE: Users could upgrade to ">=app-emulation/vmware-player-3.1.5",
however these packages are not currently stable.

Gentoo discontinued support for VMware Workstation. We recommend that
users unmerge VMware Workstation:

  # emerge --unmerge "app-emulation/vmware-workstation"

NOTE: Users could upgrade to
">=app-emulation/vmware-workstation-7.1.5", however these packages are
not currently stable.

Gentoo discontinued support for VMware Server. We recommend that users
unmerge VMware Server:

  # emerge --unmerge "app-emulation/vmware-server"

References
==========

[  1 ] CVE-2007-5269
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-5269
[  2 ] CVE-2007-5503
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-5503
[  3 ] CVE-2007-5671
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-5671
[  4 ] CVE-2008-0967
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0967
[  5 ] CVE-2008-1340
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1340
[  6 ] CVE-2008-1361
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1361
[  7 ] CVE-2008-1362
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1362
[  8 ] CVE-2008-1363
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1363
[  9 ] CVE-2008-1364
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1364
[ 10 ] CVE-2008-1392
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1392
[ 11 ] CVE-2008-1447
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1447
[ 12 ] CVE-2008-1806
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1806
[ 13 ] CVE-2008-1807
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1807
[ 14 ] CVE-2008-1808
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1808
[ 15 ] CVE-2008-2098
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2098
[ 16 ] CVE-2008-2100
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2100
[ 17 ] CVE-2008-2101
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2101
[ 18 ] CVE-2008-4915
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-4915
[ 19 ] CVE-2008-4916
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-4916
[ 20 ] CVE-2008-4917
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-4917
[ 21 ] CVE-2009-0040
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0040
[ 22 ] CVE-2009-0909
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0909
[ 23 ] CVE-2009-0910
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0910
[ 24 ] CVE-2009-1244
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1244
[ 25 ] CVE-2009-2267
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-2267
[ 26 ] CVE-2009-3707
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3707
[ 27 ] CVE-2009-3732
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3732
[ 28 ] CVE-2009-3733
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3733
[ 29 ] CVE-2009-4811
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4811
[ 30 ] CVE-2010-1137
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1137
[ 31 ] CVE-2010-1138
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1138
[ 32 ] CVE-2010-1139
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1139
[ 33 ] CVE-2010-1140
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1140
[ 34 ] CVE-2010-1141
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1141
[ 35 ] CVE-2010-1142
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1142
[ 36 ] CVE-2010-1143
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1143
[ 37 ] CVE-2011-3868
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3868

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

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

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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