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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56118
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200601-04 (VMware)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200601-04.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200601-04.

Vulnerability Insight:
VMware guest operating systems can execute arbitrary code with elevated
privileges on the host operating system through a flaw in NAT networking.

Solution:
All VMware Workstation users should upgrade to a fixed version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-emulation/vmware-workstation

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-4459
BugTraq ID: 15998
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998
Bugtraq: 20051221 VMware vulnerability in NAT networking (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20051221 [Security-Advisories (at) acs-inc (dot) com [email concealed]: [Full-disclosure] [ACSSEC-2005-11-25-0x1] VMWare Workstation 5.5.0 <= build-18007 G SX Server Variants And Others] (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#856689
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401
http://secunia.com/advisories/18162
http://secunia.com/advisories/18344
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013
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