VMware Workstation 'hcmon.sys' IOCTL Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020715 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020715
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3761
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Apr 6 2009
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Original Entry Date: Aug 20 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes Exploit Included: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in VMware Workstation. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can send a specially crafted IOCTL request to the '\\.\hcmon' device to cause the target system to crash.
The original advisory and demonstration exploit is available at:
http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.17.txt
Orange Bat reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can cause the target system to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
VMware Workstation (Windows): 6.5.2 build 156735 or later
VMware Player (Windows): 2.5.2 build 156735 or later
ACE (Windows): 2.5.2 build 156735 or later
Server (Windows): 2.0.1 build 156745 or later, 1.0.9 build 156507 or later
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
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Vendor URL: www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:24:00 -0400
Subject: VMWare Workstation
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http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.17.txt
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