VMware Authorization Service Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows) -Apr10

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: secpod_vmware_prdts_dos_vuln_win_apr10.nasl 6518 2017-07-04 13:49:06Z cfischer $
#
# VMware Authorization Service Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows) -Apr10
#
# Authors:
# Antu Sanadi <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2010 SecPod, http://www.secpod.com
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tag_solution = "Upgrade to player  3.0.1 build 227600 or 2.5.4 build 246459,
  http://www.vmware.com/products/player/

  Upgrade to VMware ACE  2.6.1 build 227600 or 2.5.4 build 246459
  http://www.vmware.com/products/ws/

  Upgrade VMware Workstation 7.0.1 build 227600 and 6.5.4 build 246459
  http://www.vmware.com/download/ace/

  Apply workaround for VMware Server version 2.x,
  http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/726

  *****
  NOTE: Ignore this warning, if above mentioned workaround is manually applied.
  *****";

tag_impact = "Successful exploitation allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on the
  affected application and causes the Denial of Service.
  Impact Level: Application";
tag_affected = "VMware Server 2.x
  VMware ACE 2.6 before 2.6.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459
  VMware Player 3.0 before 3.0.1 build 227600 and 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459
  VMware Workstation 7.0 before 7.0.1 build 227600 and 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459";
tag_insight = "The vulnerability is due to an error in the VMware Authorization
  Service when processing login requests. This can be exploited to terminate
  the 'vmware-authd' process via 'USER' or 'PASS' strings containing '\xFF'
  characters, sent to TCP port 912.";
tag_summary = "The host is installed with VMWare product(s) that are vulnerable to
  Denial of Service vulnerability.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(902173);
  script_version("$Revision: 6518 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-04 15:49:06 +0200 (Tue, 04 Jul 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-04-29 10:23:16 +0200 (Thu, 29 Apr 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4811");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_name("VMware Authorization Service Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows) -Apr10");

  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 SecPod");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VMware/Win/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);
  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

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

# VMware Player
vmpVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Player/Win/Ver");
if(vmpVer)
{
  if(version_is_equal(version:vmpVer, test_version:"3.0") ||
     version_in_range(version:vmpVer, test_version:"2.5", test_version2:"2.5.3"))
  {
    security_message(0);
    exit(0);
  }
}

# VMware Workstation
vmwtnVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Workstation/Win/Ver");
if(vmwtnVer)
{
  if(version_is_equal(version:vmwtnVer, test_version:"7.0") ||
     version_in_range(version:vmwtnVer, test_version:"6.0", test_version2:"6.5.3"))
  {
    security_message(0);
    exit(0);
  }
}

# VMware ACE
aceVer = get_kb_item("VMware/ACE/Win/Ver");
if(aceVer)
{
  if(version_is_equal(version:aceVer, test_version:"2.6") ||
     version_in_range(version:aceVer, test_version:"2.5", test_version2:"2.5.3")){
    security_message(0);
  }
}

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