-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200711-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: VMware Workstation and Player: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: November 18, 2007 Bugs: #193196 ID: 200711-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== VMware guest operating systems might be able to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the host operating system through multiple flaws. Background ========== VMware Workstation is a virtual machine for developers and system administrators. VMware Player is a freeware virtualization software that can run guests produced by other VMware products. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 vmware-workstation < 6.0.1.55017 *>= 5.5.5.56455 >= 6.0.1.55017 2 vmware-player < 2.0.1.55017 *>= 1.0.5.56455 >= 2.0.1.55017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in several VMware products. Neel Mehta and Ryan Smith (IBM ISS X-Force) discovered that the DHCP server contains an integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2007-0062), an integer underflow vulnerability (CVE-2007-0063) and another error when handling malformed packets (CVE-2007-0061), leading to stack-based buffer overflows or stack corruption. Rafal Wojtczvk (McAfee) discovered two unspecified errors that allow authenticated users with administrative or login privileges on a guest operating system to corrupt memory or cause a Denial of Service (CVE-2007-4496, CVE-2007-4497). Another unspecified vulnerability related to untrusted virtual machine images was discovered (CVE-2007-5617). VMware products also shipped code copies of software with several vulnerabilities: Samba (GLSA-200705-15), BIND (GLSA-200702-06), MIT Kerberos 5 (GLSA-200707-11), Vixie Cron (GLSA-200704-11), shadow (GLSA-200606-02), OpenLDAP (CVE-2006-4600), PAM (CVE-2004-0813, CVE-2007-1716), GCC (CVE-2006-3619) and GDB (CVE-2006-4146). Impact ====== Remote attackers within a guest system could possibly exploit these vulnerabilities to execute code on the host system with elevated privileges or to cause a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All VMware Workstation users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.5.5.56455" All VMware Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/vmware-player-1.0.5.56455" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2004-0813 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0813 [ 2 ] CVE-2006-3619 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3619 [ 3 ] CVE-2006-4146 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4146 [ 4 ] CVE-2006-4600 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4600 [ 5 ] CVE-2007-0061 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0061 [ 6 ] CVE-2007-0062 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0062 [ 7 ] CVE-2007-0063 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0063 [ 8 ] CVE-2007-1716 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1716 [ 9 ] CVE-2007-4496 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4496 [ 10 ] CVE-2007-4497 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4497 [ 11 ] CVE-2007-5617 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5617 [ 12 ] GLSA-200606-02 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-02.xml [ 13 ] GLSA-200702-06 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-06.xml [ 14 ] GLSA-200704-11 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-11.xml [ 15 ] GLSA-200705-15 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-15.xml [ 16 ] GLSA-200707-11 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-11.xml [ 17 ] VMSA-2007-0006 http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007/000001.html Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml Concerns? ========= 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 http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHQKq6uhJ+ozIKI5gRAvyzAJ4tIVlyg3li+eRhWJNDh4UhWVfmGACdEXK5 dbHI84sLa81gvPzWkm/TSZs= =Lh0/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----