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ghsa-rcvp-7793-9q23

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-01 18:35

Modified

2022-05-01 18:35

Details

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

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cve-2007-5671

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2008-06-05 20:21

Modified

2024-08-07 15:39

Severity ?

Summary

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

References

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	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744	vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5688	vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://secunia.com/advisories/30556	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
	http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE
	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5358	vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493172/100/0/threaded	mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded	mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
	http://securitytracker.com/id?1020197	vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493148/100/0/threaded	mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
	http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

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n/a

Version: n/a

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