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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.0628
VMware Workstation update addresses multiple security issues
10 March 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VMware Workstation
Publisher: VMWare
Operating System: Windows
Linux variants
Virtualisation
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-4900 CVE-2017-4899 CVE-2017-4898
Original Bulletin:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0003.html
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than VMWare. It is recommended that administrators
running VMware Workstation check for an updated version of the
software for their operating system.
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VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2017-0003
Severity: Important
Synopsis: VMware Workstation update addresses multiple security
issues
Issue date: 2017-03-09
Updated on: 2017-03-09 (Initial Advisory)
CVE number: CVE-2017-4898, CVE-2017-4899, CVE-2017-4900
1. Summary
VMware Workstation update addresses multiple security issues
2. Relevant Products
VMware Workstation Pro/Player
3. Problem Description
a. VMware Workstation DLL loading vulnerability
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains a DLL loading vulnerability
that occurs due to the "vmware-vmx" process loading DLLs from a path
defined in the local environment-variable.Successful exploitation of
this issue may allow normal users to escalate privileges to System
in the host machine where VMware Workstation is installed.
VMware would like to thank Ivil for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4898 to this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to
remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
available.
VMware Product Running Replace with/ Mitigations/
Product Version on Severity Apply patch Workarounds
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Workstation 12.x Windows Important 12.5.3 None
Pro
Workstation 12.x Windows Important 12.5.3 None
Player
b. VMware Workstation SVGA driver vulnerability
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains a security vulnerability that
exists in the SVGA driver. An attacker may exploit this issue to
crash the VM or trigger an out-of-bound read.
Note: This issue can be triggered only when the host has no graphics
card or no graphics drivers are installed.
VMware would like to thank Marco Grassi (@marcograss) of KeenLab
(@keen_lab) Tencent for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4899 to this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to
remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
available.
VMware Product Running Replace with/ Mitigations/
Product Version on Severity Apply patch Workarounds
============ ======= ======== ======== ============ ============
Workstation 12.x Windows Moderate 12.5.3 None
Pro
Workstation 12.x Windows Moderate 12.5.3 None
Player
c. VMware Workstation NULL pointer dereference vulnerability
VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains a NULL pointer dereference
vulnerability that exists in the SVGA driver. Successful
exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user
privileges to crash their VMs.
VMware would like to thank Saar Amar(@AmarSaar) for reporting this
issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4900 to this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to
remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
available.
VMware Product Running Replace with/ Mitigations/
Product Version on Severity Apply patch Workarounds
============ ======= ======== ========= ============ ============
Workstation 12.x Windows Moderate 12.5.3 None
Pro
Workstation 12.x Windows Moderate 12.5.3 None
Player
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version
and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.3
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Downloads and Documentation
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/ws_pubs.html
VMware Workstation Player 12.5.3
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Downloads and Documentation
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/player_pubs.html
5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4898
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4899
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4900
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6. Change log
2017-03-09 VMSA-2017-0003 Initial security advisory in conjunction
with the release of VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.5.3 on
2017-03-09.
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7. Contact
E-mail list for product security notifications and announcements:
http://lists.vmware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security-announce
This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists:
security-announce@lists.vmware.com
bugtraq@securityfocus.com
fulldisclosure@seclists.org
E-mail: security@vmware.com
PGP key at: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055
VMware Security Advisories
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories
Consolidated list of VMware Security Advisories
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2078735
VMware Security Response Policy
https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html
VMware Lifecycle Support Phases
https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle.html
Twitter
https://twitter.com/VMwareSRC
Copyright 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.
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