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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801559
Category:General
Title:VMware Products Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (Linux)
Summary:The host is installed with VMWare products multiple local;privilege escalation Vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
The host is installed with VMWare products multiple local
privilege escalation Vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaws are due to

- Race conditions within the 'vmware-mount' utility when handling temporary
files during the mounting process can be exploited to create files or
directories.

- An error within the 'vmware-mount' utility when loading libraries that can
be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary
code with elevated privileges, this may aid in other attacks.

Affected Software/OS:
VMware Server version 2.x
VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.2 build 301548
VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Linux

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 45167
BugTraq ID: 45168
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4295
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45167
Bugtraq: 20101203 VMSA-2010-0018 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html
http://osvdb.org/69585
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820
http://secunia.com/advisories/42453
http://secunia.com/advisories/42482
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4296
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45168
http://osvdb.org/69584
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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