VMware VIX Application Programming Interface (API) multiple unspecified buffer overflow

vmware-vixapi-multiple-unspecified-bo (42872) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

The VMware VIX Application Programming Interface (API) is vulnerable to multiple unspecified buffer overflows, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the host system or ESX Server service console with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.4
  Access Vector: Local
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 3.3
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

Remedy:

Refer to VMSA-2008-0009 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • VMSA-2008-0009: Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues.
  • BID-29552: VMware VIX API Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-2100: Multiple buffer overflows in VIX API 1.1.x before 1.1.4 build 93057 on VMware Workstation 5.x and 6.x, VMware Player 1.x and 2.x, VMware ACE 2.x, VMware Server 1.x, VMware Fusion 1.x, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.1 through 3.5 allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
  • SA30556: VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1020200: VMware Buffer Overflows in VIX API Let Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-1744: VMware Security Update Fixes Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • EMC VMware Player 1.0
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.1
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.2
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.3
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.4
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.5
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.6
  • EMC VMware Player 2.0
  • EMC VMware Player 2.0.1
  • EMC VMware Player 2.0.2
  • EMC VMware Player 2.0.3
  • VMware ACE 1.0
  • VMware ACE 1.0.1
  • VMware ACE 1.0.2
  • VMware ACE 1.0.3
  • VMware ACE 1.0.3_build_54075
  • VMware ACE 1.0.4
  • VMware ACE 1.0.5
  • VMware ACE 2.0
  • VMware ACE 2.0.1
  • VMware ACE 2.0.2
  • VMware ACE 2.0.3
  • VMware ESX Server 3.0.0
  • VMware ESX Server 3.0.1
  • VMware ESX Server 3.0.2
  • VMware ESX Server 3.1
  • VMware ESX Server 3.2
  • VMware ESX Server 3.3
  • VMware ESX Server 3.5
  • VMware ESX Server
  • VMware ESXi Server 3.5
  • VMware Fusion 1.0
  • VMware Fusion 1.1
  • VMware Fusion 1.1.1
  • VMware Server 1.0
  • VMware Server 1.0.1
  • VMware Server 1.0.1_build_29996
  • VMware Server 1.0.2
  • VMware Server 1.0.3
  • VMware Server 1.0.4
  • VMware Server 1.0.4_build_56528
  • VMware Server 1.0.5
  • VMware Workstation 5.0
  • VMware Workstation 5.0.0_build_13124
  • VMware Workstation 5.5
  • VMware Workstation 5.5.0
  • VMware Workstation 5.5.0_build_13124
  • VMware Workstation 5.5.1
  • VMware Workstation 5.5.1_build_19175
  • VMware Workstation 5.5.2
  • VMware Workstation 5.5.3
  • 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 5.5.5_build_56455
  • VMware Workstation 5.5.6
  • VMware Workstation 6.0
  • VMware Workstation 6.0.1
  • VMware Workstation 6.0.1_build_55017
  • VMware Workstation 6.0.2
  • VMware Workstation 6.0.3

Reported:

Jun 04, 2008

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