VMware Products Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (Linux)

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_vmware_prdts_mult_loc_prev_escl_vuln_lin.nasl 5388 2017-02-21 15:13:30Z teissa $
#
# VMware Products Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (Linux)
#
# Authors:
# Antu Sanadi <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
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tag_solution = 
"Upgrade workstation 7.1.2 build 301548
http://www.vmware.com/products/ws/

Upgrade to Player 3.1.2 build 301548
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/

For VMware Server version 2.x,
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year
since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective
features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.";

tag_impact = "Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary
code with elevated privileges, this may aid in other attacks.

Impact Level: System/Application";

tag_summary = "The host is installed with VMWare products multiple local
privilege escalation Vulnerabilities.";

tag_affected = "VMware Server version  2.x
VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.2 build 301548
VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux";

tag_insight = 
"The flaws are due to
 - Race conditions within the 'vmware-mount' utility when handling temporary
   files during the mounting process can be exploited to create files or
   directories.
 - An error within the 'vmware-mount' utility when loading libraries that can
   be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(801559);
  script_version("$Revision: 5388 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-02-21 16:13:30 +0100 (Tue, 21 Feb 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-12-13 15:28:53 +0100 (Mon, 13 Dec 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4295", "CVE-2010-4296");
  script_bugtraq_id(45167, 45168);
  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_name("VMware Products Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (Linux)");

  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://secunia.com/advisories/42453/");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_require_keys("VMware/Linux/Installed");
  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

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

# Check for VMware Player
vmplayerVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Player/Linux/Ver");
if(vmplayerVer != NULL )
{
  if(version_in_range(version:vmplayerVer, test_version:"3.0", test_version2:"3.1.1"))
  {
    security_message(0);
    exit(0);
  }
}

#Check for VMware Workstation
vmworkstnVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Workstation/Linux/Ver");
if(vmworkstnVer != NULL)
{
  if(version_in_range(version:vmworkstnVer, test_version:"7.0", test_version2:"7.1.1"))
  {
    security_message(0);
    exit(0);
  }
}

# VMware Server
vmserVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Server/Linux/Ver");
if(vmserVer)
{
  if(vmserVer =~ "^2.*"){
   security_message(0);
  }
}