Multiple VMware products shared folder directory traversal
| vmware-sharedfolders-directory-traversal (40837) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Multiple VMware products could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. If a host-to-guest shared folder is enabled, an attacker could send a specially-crafted multibyte string containing "dot dot" sequences (%c0%2e%c0%2e) to view and write arbitrary files on the host system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.6 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.6 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Workaround |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to VMware Knowledge Base ID: 1004034 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- CORE-2007-0930: Path Traversal vulnerability in VMware's shared folders implementation.
- VMSA-2008-0005: Several critical security vulnerabilities have been addressed in the newest releases of VMware's hosted product line..
- VMware Knowledge Base ID: 1004034: Critical VMware Security Alert for Windows-Hosted VMware Workstation, VMware Player, and VMware ACE.
- BID-27944: VMware Products Shared Folders 'MultiByteToWideChar()' Variant Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- BID-28276: VMware Server 1.0.5 and Workstation 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-0923: Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and 2.0.2, Player 1.0.4 and 2.0.2, and Workstation 5.5.4 and 6.0.2 allows guest OS users to read and write arbitrary files on the host OS via a multibyte string that produces a wide character string containing .. (dot dot) sequences, which bypasses the protection mechanism, as demonstrated using a %c0%2e%c0%2e string.
- SA29117: VMware Products Shared Folders Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019493: VMware Shared Folder Bug Lets Local Users on the Guest OS Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host OS
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0679: VMware Products Shared Folders Feature Directory Traversal Issue
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0905: VMware Security Update Fixes Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- EMC VMware Player 1.0.1_build_19317
- EMC VMware Player 1.0.2
- EMC VMware Player 1.0.3
- EMC VMware Player 1.0.4
- VMware ACE 1.0
- VMware ACE 1.0.2
- VMware ACE 2.0
- VMware ACE 2.0.1
- VMware ACE 2.0.2
- VMware Workstation 4.5.2
- VMware Workstation 5.5.3_build_34685
- VMware Workstation 5.5.4
- VMware Workstation 6.0
- VMware Workstation 6.0.1
- VMware Workstation 6.0.2
Reported:
Feb 25, 2008
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