VMware Product(s) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_vmware_prdts_prv_esc_vuln.nasl 4917 2017-01-02 14:43:20Z cfi $
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# VMware Product(s) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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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 arbitrary code execution
  on linux based host system by an unprivileged user and can also crash the
  application.

  Local access is required in order to execute the set-uid vmware-authd and
  Also, vix.inGuest.enable configuration must be set.
  Impact Level : System";

tag_insight = "Issue is due to local exploitation of an untrusted library path in
  vmware-authd.

  VMware VIX API (Application Program Interface) fails to adequately bounds
  check user supplied input before copying it to insufficient size buffer.";

tag_solution = "Upgrade VMware Product(s) to below version,
  VMware Player 1.0.7 build 91707 or 2.0.4 build 93057 or later
  www.vmware.com/download/player/

  VMware Server 1.0.6 build 91891 or later
  www.vmware.com/download/server/

  VMware Workstation 5.5.7 build 91707 or 6.0.4 build 93057 or later
  www.vmware.com/download/ws/";


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

tag_affected = "VMware Player 1.x - before 1.0.7 build 91707 on Linux
  VMware Player 2.x - before 2.0.4 build 93057 on Linux
  VMware Server 1.x - before 1.0.6 build 91891 on Linux
  VMware Workstation 5.x - before 5.5.7 build 91707 on Linux
  VMware Workstation 6.x - before 6.0.4 build 93057 on Linux";

if(description)
{
  script_id(800006);
  script_version("$Revision: 4917 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-01-02 15:43:20 +0100 (Mon, 02 Jan 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-26 14:12:58 +0200 (Fri, 26 Sep 2008)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0967", "CVE-2008-2100");
  script_bugtraq_id(29552);
  script_xref(name:"CB-A", value:"08-0093");
  script_name("VMware Product(s) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  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 : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);

  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);
}


if(!get_kb_item("VMware/Linux/Installed")){
  exit(0);
}

# VMware Player
playerVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Player/Linux/Ver");
if(playerVer)
{
  if(ereg(pattern:"^(1\.0(\.[0-6])?|2\.0(\.[0-3])?)($|[^.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(\.[0-5])?($|[^.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(\.[0-6])?)|6\.0(\.[0-3])?)($|[^.0-9])",
          string:wrkstnVer)){
    security_message(0);
  }
}