The default configuration of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 makes the console of the guest OS accessible through anonymous VIX API calls, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201209-25 (VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware Player, Server,       and Workstation. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for       details.
  Impact :

    Local users may be able to gain escalated privileges, cause a Denial of       Service, or gain sensitive information.
    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,       possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial       of Service. Remote attackers also may be able to spoof DNS traffic, read       arbitrary files, or inject arbitrary web script to the VMware Server       Console.
    Furthermore, guest OS users may be able to execute arbitrary code on the       host OS, gain escalated privileges on the guest OS, or cause a Denial of       Service (crash the host OS).
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

VMware products installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - The 'authd' process is affected by a privilege     escalation vulnerability that could allow an attacker to     execute arbitrary code with system level privileges or     cause a denial of service condition.

  - A feature in VMware workstation version 6.0.2 could     allow anonymous console access to guest host via VIX     API, which could result in unauthorized access. This     feature has been disabled in version 6.0.3.

  - Windows based VMware hosts are affected by a privilege     escalation vulnerability. By manipulating 'config.ini'     an attacker may be able to gain elevated privileges by     hijacking the VMware VMX process.

  - Multiple VMware products are affected by a directory     traversal vulnerability. If a Windows based VMware host     is configured to allow shared access from a guest host     to a folder on the Host system (HGFS), it may be     possible     to gain access to the Host file system from guest OS and     create/modify arbitrary executable files. VMware Server     is not affected by this vulnerability.

  - Multiple VMware products hosted on a Windows 2000 host     are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

  - Multiple VMware products are vulnerable to a potential     denial of service attack.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
62383	GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
31729	VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0005)	Nessus	Windows	Local	high

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2008-1392

critical

Tenable Plugins

medium

high