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VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2008-0018/VMSA-2008-0019)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 34818
Synopsis
The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
A VMware product installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A CPU hardware emulation flaw in certain VMware products could allow a virtual CPU to incorrectly handle a Trap flag. Successful exploitation of this issue could lead to privilege escalation on the guest operating system. An attacker would need an account on the guest operating system and the ability to run applications to exploit this issue. (CVE-2008-4915)
- By sending a malicious request from the guest operating system to the virtual hardware, it may be possible to cause the virtual hardware to write to an uncontrolled section in the physical memory. (CVE-2008-4917)
Solution
Upgrade to :- VMware Workstation 6.5.0/5.5.9 or higher.
- VMware Player 2.5.0/1.0.9 or higher.
- VMware Server 1.0.8 or higher.
- VMware ACE 2.5.0/1.0.8 or higher.
See Also
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0019.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 34818
File Name: vmware_multiple_vmsa_2008_0018.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 11/19/2008
Updated: 3/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-4917
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player, cpe:/a:vmware:ace, cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server, cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-4915, CVE-2008-4917