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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.1070
VMware Hosted Products and OVF Tool address security issues
9 November 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VMware OVF Tool
VMware Workstation
VMware Player
Publisher: VMware
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-5459 CVE-2012-5458 CVE-2012-3569
Original Bulletin:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
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VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2012-0015
Synopsis: VMware Hosted Products and OVF Tool address security
issues
Issue date: 2012-11-08
Updated on: 2012-11-08 (initial advisory)
CVE number: CVE-2012-5458, CVE-2012-5459 and CVE-2012-3569
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1. Summary
VMware Hosted products and OVFTool patches address several security
issues.
2. Relevant releases
OVF Tool 2.1
Workstation 8.0.4
Player 4.0.4
3. Problem Description
a. VMware Workstation and Player Weak permissions on process
threads vulnerability.
Certain processes when created have weak security permissions
assigned. It is possible to commandeer these process threads,
which could result in Elevation of Privilege in the context of the
host.
VMware would like to thank Derek Soeder of Cylance, Inc. for
reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CVE-2012-5458 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to
remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
available.
VMware Product Running Replace with/
Product Version on Apply Patch
============= ======== ======= =================
vCenter any Windows not affected
Workstation 9.x any not affected
Workstation 8.x Windows 8.0.5
Workstation 8.x Linux not affected
Player 5.x any not affected
Player 4.x Windows 4.0.5 or later
Player 4.x Linux not affected
Fusion any Mac not affected
ESXi any ESXi not affected
ESX any ESX not affected
b. VMware Workstation and Player DLL binary planting vulnerability.
Workstation and Player have a binary planting vulnerability. An
attacker who can write their malicious executable to a system
folder on the host, may be able to run code under certain
circumstances.
VMware would like to thank Derek Soeder of Cylance, Inc. for
reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CVE-2012-5459 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to
remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
available.
VMware Product Running Replace with/
Product Version on Apply Patch
============= ======== ======= =================
vCenter any Windows not affected
Workstation 9.x any not affected
Workstation 8.x Windows 8.0.5
Workstation 8.x Linux not affected
Player 5.x any not affected
Player 4.x Windows 4.0.5 or later
Player 4.x Linux not affected
Fusion any Mac not affected
ESXi any ESXi not affected
ESX any ESX not affected
c. VMware OVF Tool format string vulnerability.
The OVFTool has a format string vulnerability. Exploitation of
this issue may lead to code execution. In order to exploit the
issue, the attacker would need to trick the user into loading
their malicious OVF file.
It is recommended that only OVF files from trusted sources should
be used.
VMware would like to thank Jeremy Brown of Microsoft for reporting
this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CVE-2012-3569 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to
remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
available.
VMware Product Running Replace with/
Product Version on Apply Patch
============= ======== ======= =================
vCenter any Windows not affected
OVF Tool 3.x any not affected
OVF Tool 2.1 Windows OVF Tool 3.0.1
OVF Tool 2.1 Linux/Mac not affected
OVF Tool 2.0 any not affected
Workstation 9.x any not affected
Workstation 8.x Windows 8.0.5
Workstation 8.x Linux not affected
Player 5.x any not affected
Player 4.x Windows 4.0.5 or later
Player 4.x Linux not affected
Fusion any Mac not affected
ESXi any ESXi not affected
ESX any ESX not affected
Note: Workstation, Player and the vSphere Web Client (part of
vCenter Server) use the OVF Tool to load OVF files. Other
products, including vCenter Server (except vSPhere Web Client),
ESX, and vCloud Director do not use the OVF Tool to parse OVF
files.
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and
version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
OVF Tool 3.0.1
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https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/
VMware Workstation 8.0.5
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https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation
Release notes:
https://www.vmware.com/support/ws80/doc/releasenotes_workstation_805.html
Player 4.0.5
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http://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer
Release notes:
https://www.vmware.com/support/player40/doc/releasenotes_player405.html
5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5458
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5459
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3569
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6. Change log
2012-11-08 VMSA-2012-0015
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of
Workstation 8.0.5 and Player 4.0.5 on 2012-11-06.
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7. Contact
E-mail list for product security notifications and announcements:
http://lists.vmware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security-announce
This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists:
* security-announce at lists.vmware.com
* bugtraq at securityfocus.com
* full-disclosure at lists.grok.org.uk
E-mail: security at vmware.com
PGP key at: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055
VMware Security Advisories
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories
VMware security response policy
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html
General support life cycle policy
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos.html
VMware Infrastructure support life cycle policy
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos_vi.html
Copyright 2012 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.
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