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VMware Fusion < 3.1.3 (VMSA-2011-0009 / VMSA-2011-0011)
high Nessus Plugin ID 54974
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Synopsis
The remote host has a virtualization application affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of VMware Fusion installed on the Mac OS X host is earlier than 3.1.3. As such, it is reportedly affected by the following three security vulnerabilities :- An attacker with access to a Guest operating system can determine if a path exists in the Host filesystem and whether it's a file or a directory regardless of permissions. (CVE-2011-2146)
- A race condition in mount.vmhgfs may allow an attacker with access to a Guest to mount on arbitrary directories in the Guest filesystem and escalate their privileges if they can control the contents of the mounted directory.
(CVE-2011-1787)
- A procedural error allows an attacker with access to a Solaris or FreeBSD Guest operating system to gain write access to an arbitrary file in the Guest filesystem.
(CVE-2011-2145)
- A buffer overflow in the way UDF file systems are handled could allow for code execution if a specially crafted ISO image is used. (CVE-2011-3868)
Note that the first three vulnerabilities only affect non-Windows guest operating systems.
Solution
Upgrade to VMware Fusion 3.1.3 or later.In addition to patching, VMware Tools must be updated on all non- Windows guest VMs in order to completely mitigate certain vulnerabilities. Refer to the VMware advisory for more information.
See Also
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0011.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000141.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000145.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 54974
File Name: macosx_fusion_3_1_3.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 6/6/2011
Updated: 7/14/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:fusion
Required KB Items: MacOSX/Fusion/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2011
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1787, CVE-2011-2145, CVE-2011-2146, CVE-2011-3868