VMware Tools Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Linux)

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_vmware_tools_local_prv_esc_vuln_lin.nasl 6539 2017-07-05 12:02:14Z cfischer $
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# VMware Tools Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Linux)
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# Authors:
# Chandan S <[email protected]>
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# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
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tag_impact = "Successful exploitation could result in guest OS users to modify arbitrary
  memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

  Issue still exists even if the host has HGFS disabled and has no shared
  folders.

  Impact Level : System";

tag_solution = "Upgrade VMware Product(s) to below version,
  VMware Player 1.0.6 build 80404 or later
  www.vmware.com/download/player/

  VMware Server 1.0.5 build 80187 or later
  www.vmware.com/download/server/

  VMware Workstation 5.5.6 build 80404 or later
  www.vmware.com/download/ws/";

tag_affected = "VMware Player 1.x - before 1.0.6 build 80404 on Linux
  VMware Server 1.x - before 1.0.5 build 80187 on Linux
  VMware Workstation 5.x - before 5.5.6 build 80404 on Linux";

tag_summary = "The host is installed with VMWare product(s) that are vulnerable
  to local privilege escalation vulnerability.";

tag_insight = "An input validation error is present in the Windows-based VMware HGFS.sys
  driver. Exploitation of this flaw might result in arbitrary code execution
  on the guest system by an unprivileged guest user. The HGFS.sys driver is
  present in the guest operating system if the VMware Tools package is loaded
  on Windows based Guest OS.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(800005);
  script_version("$Revision: 6539 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-05 14:02:14 +0200 (Wed, 05 Jul 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-26 14:12:58 +0200 (Fri, 26 Sep 2008)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-5671");
  script_xref(name:"CB-A", value:"08-0093");
  script_name("VMware Tools Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Linux)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Privilege escalation");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VMware/Linux/Installed");
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://secunia.com/advisories/30556");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html");
  exit(0);
}

# VMware Player
playerVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Player/Linux/Ver");
if(playerVer)
{
  if(ereg(pattern:"^1\.0(\.[0-5])?($|[^.0-9])", string:playerVer)){
    security_message(0);
  }
  exit(0);
}

# VMware Server
serverVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Server/Linux/Ver");
if(serverVer)
{
  if(ereg(pattern:"^1\.0(\.[0-4])?($|[^.0-9])", string:serverVer)){
    security_message(0);
  }
  exit(0);
}

# VMware Workstation
wrkstnVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Workstation/Linux/Ver");
if(wrkstnVer)
{
  if(ereg(pattern:"^5\.([0-4](\..*)?|5(\.[0-5])?)($|[^.0-9])", string:wrkstnVer)){
    security_message(0);
  }
}