VMware Player and Workstation 'vmware-authd' Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

BID:33095

Info

VMware Player and Workstation 'vmware-authd' Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 33095
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0177
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 03 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 23 2009 05:52PM
Credit: laurent gaffie
Vulnerable: VMWare Workstation 5.5.4
VMWare Player 2.5.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

VMware Player and Workstation 'vmware-authd' Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

VMware Player and Workstation are is prone to multiple remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities because the applications fail to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit these issues to crash the affected applications, denying service to legitimate users. Given the nature of these issues, attackers may also be able to run arbitrary code, but this has not been confirmed.

Exploit / POC

VMware Player and Workstation 'vmware-authd' Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

VMware Player and Workstation 'vmware-authd' Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for these issues. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

VMware Player and Workstation 'vmware-authd' Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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