---------------------------------------------------------------------- Want a new job? http://secunia.com/secunia_security_specialist/ http://secunia.com/hardcore_disassembler_and_reverse_engineer/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: VMware Workstation Multiple Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA31707 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/31707/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: Privilege escalation, DoS, System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: VMware Workstation 6.x http://secunia.com/product/14321/ VMware Workstation 5.x http://secunia.com/product/5080/ DESCRIPTION: VMware has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system. 1) Various vulnerabilities are caused due to unspecified errors within certain ActiveX controls. These can be exploited to e.g. execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a malicious website. 2) An unspecified error related to "OpenProcess" can be exploited by malicious, local users on a host system to gain escalated privileges on the host system. This vulnerability affects VMware Workstation 5.x for Windows only. 3) Some vulnerabilities in freetype can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using the library. For more information: SA30600 4) A vulnerability in cairo can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using the library. For more information: SA27880 This vulnerability affects VMware Workstation 6.x for Linux only. SOLUTION: VMware Workstation 5.x: Update to version 5.5.8 build 108000 or later. http://www.vmware.com/download/ws/ws5.html VMware Workstation 6.x: Update to version 6.0.5 build 109488 or later. http://www.vmware.com/download/ws/ PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: 1) The vendor credits Julien Bachmann, Shennan Wang, Shinnai, and Michal Bucko 2) The vendor credits Sun Bing, McAfee ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html OTHER REFERENCES: SA27880: http://secunia.com/advisories/27880/ SA30600: http://secunia.com/advisories/30600/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------