VMware Products Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:36842

Info

VMware Products Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36842
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-3733
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 27 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 01 2012 07:10PM
Credit: Justin Morehouse, Jason Kratzer
Vulnerable: VMWare Server 2.0.1 build 156745
VMWare Server 2.0.1
VMWare Server 1.0.9 build 156507
VMWare Server 1.0.9
VMWare Server 1.0.8 build 126538
VMWare Server 1.0.8
VMWare Server 1.0.7 build 108231
VMWare Server 1.0.7
VMWare Server 1.0.6 build 91891
VMWare Server 1.0.6
VMWare Server 1.0.5 Build 80187
VMWare Server 1.0.5
VMWare Server 1.0.4
VMWare Server 1.0.3
VMWare Server 1.0.2
VMWare Server 2.0
VMWare ESXi Server 3.5 ESXe350-20090440
VMWare ESXi Server 3.5
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.3
VMWare ESX Server 3.5 ESX350-200906407
VMWare ESX Server 3.5 ESX350-200904401
VMWare ESX Server 3.5
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: VMWare Server 2.0.2 Build 203138
VMWare Server 1.0.10 Build 203137
VMWare ESXi Server 4.0
VMWare ESXi Server 3.5 ESXe350-20091040
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.3 ESX303-200812406-BG
VMWare ESX Server 4.0
VMWare ESX Server 3.5 ESX350-200910401

Discussion

VMware Products Directory Traversal Vulnerability

VMware products are prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because they fail to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data.

Exploiting the issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the host operating system that could aid in further attacks.

Exploit / POC

VMware Products Directory Traversal Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

VMware Products Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for details.


VMWare ESXi Server 3.5

VMWare Server 1.0.9

References

VMware Products Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:

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