VMware multiple products authd privilege escalation
| vmware-authd-privilege-escalation (41257) |  High Risk |
Description:
Multiple VMware products could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by an error in the authd process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting the authd process to a malicious named pipe to execute arbitrary code on the system with LocalSystem privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- VMware, ACE 1.0
- VMware, ACE 2.0
- VMware, Player 1.0.2
- VMware, Player 1.0.3
- VMware, Player 1.0.4
- VMware, Player 1.0.5
- VMware, Player 2.0
- VMware, Player 2.0.1
- VMware, Player 2.0.2
- VMware, Server 1.0.2
- VMware, Server 1.0.3
- VMware, Server 1.0.4
- VMware, Workstation 5.5
- 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 5.5.5
- VMware, Workstation 6.0
- VMware, Workstation 6.0.1
- VMware, Workstation 6.0.2
Remedy:
Refer to VMSA-2008-0005 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- VMSA-2008-0005, Several critical security vulnerabilities have been addressed in the newest releases of VMware's hosted product line. at http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html.
- BID-28276: VMware Server 1.0.5 and Workstation 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1361: VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation that causes the authd process to connect to an arbitrary named pipe, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1362.
- SA29412: VMware Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA29413: VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019621: VMware Windows Hosted Systems Named Pipe Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0905: VMware Security Update Fixes Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 17, 2008
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