Multiple VMware products VMware DHCP server integer overflow

dhcp-param-overflow (33102) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

VMware Player, Workstation, Server, and ACE are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the built-in Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server caused by an integer overflow. By sending a malformed DHCP packet, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
  • Gentoo, Linux
  • VMware, ACE 1.0.3
  • VMware, ACE 2.0
  • VMware, Player 1.0.4
  • VMware, Player 2.0
  • VMware, Server 1.0.3
  • VMware, Workstation 3.4
  • VMware, Workstation 4.0
  • VMware, Workstation 4.0.1
  • VMware, Workstation 4.0.2
  • VMware, Workstation 4.5.2
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.0_build_13124
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.1
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.1_build_19175
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.3_build_34685
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.3_build_42958
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.4
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.4_build_44386
  • VMware, Workstation 6.0
  • VMware, Workstation 6.0.1

Remedy:

For VMware Workstation 6.0.0:
Upgrade to the latest version of VMware Workstation (6.0.1 Build 55017 or later), available from the VMware Web site. See References.

For VMware Workstation 5.5.4:
Upgrade to the latest version of VMware Workstation (5.5.5 Build 56455 or later), available from the VMware Web site. See References.

For VMware Player 2.0.0:
Upgrade to the latest version of VMware Player (2.0.1 Build 55017 or later), available from the VMware Web site. See References.

For VMware Player 1.0.4:
Upgrade to the latest version of VMware Player (1.0.5 Build 56455 or later), available from the VMware Web site. See References.

For VMware Server 1.0.3:
Upgrade to the latest version of VMware Server (1.0.4 Build 56528 or later), available from the VMware Web site. See References.

For VMware ACE 2.0.0:
Upgrade to the latest version of VMware ACE (2.0.1 Build 55017 or later), available from the VMware Web site. See References.

For VMware ACE 1.0.3:
Upgrade to the latest version of VMware ACE (1.0.4 Build 54075 or later), available from the VMware Web site. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Reported:

Sep 19, 2007

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