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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801142
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:VMware Products Guest Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Nov 2009) - Windows
Summary:VMWare product(s) are prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
VMWare product(s) are prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
An error occurs while setting the exception code when a '#PF' (page fault)
exception arises which can be exploited to gain escalated privileges within VMware guest.

Vulnerability Impact:
Local attacker can exploit this issue to gain escalated privileges in a guest
virtual machine.

Affected Software/OS:
VMware ACE version 2.5.x prior to 2.5.3 Build 185404,
VMware Server version 2.0.x prior to 2.0.2 Build 203138,
VMware Server version 1.0.x prior to 1.0.10 Build 203137,
VMware Player version 2.5.x prior to 2.5.3 Build 185404,
VMware Workstation version 6.5.x prior to 6.5.3 Build 185404 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade your VMWare according to the referenced vendor advisory.

CVSS Score:
6.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2267
BugTraq ID: 36841
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36841
Bugtraq: 20091027 Invalid #PF Exception Code in VMware can result in Guest Privilege Escalation (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507539/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20091027 VMSA-2009-0015 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issues (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507523/100/0/threaded
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000069.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8473
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023082
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023083
http://secunia.com/advisories/37172
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3062
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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