Description
The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.8 build 328035 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101; VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1; and VMware ESX 3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 allows host OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS via unspecified vectors, related to a "command injection" issue.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- VMware Tools - Update OS Command Injection EDB-15717 · remote · Dec 9, 2010
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- [security-announce] 20101202 VMSA-2010-0018 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues mailing-list
- 69590 vdb-entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html
- 45166 vdb-entry
- 20101203 VMSA-2010-0018 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues mailing-list
- 42480 third-party-advisory
- 1024819 vdb-entry
- 42482 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-3116 vdb-entry
- 1024820 vdb-entry