Description
HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.
References
- GLSA-201209-25 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-1744 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5688 vdb-entry signature
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
- 30556 third-party-advisory
- 20080604 VMware Tools HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5358 vdb-entry signature
- 20080606 Re: iDefense Security Advisory 06.04.08: VMware Tools HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability mailing-list
- 20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues mailing-list
- 1020197 vdb-entry
- 20080605 Re: iDefense Security Advisory 06.04.08: VMware Tools HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability mailing-list
- 3922 third-party-advisory