fkie_cve-2007-1056
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2007-02-21 23:28
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
VMware Workstation 5.5.3 build 34685 does not provide per-user restrictions on certain privileged actions, which allows local users to perform restricted operations such as changing system time, accessing hardware components, and stopping the "VMware tools service" service. NOTE: exploitation is simplified via (1) weak file permissions (Users = Read & Execute) for %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware; and weak registry key permissions (access by Users) for (2) vmmouse, (3) vmscsi, (4) VMTools, (5) vmx_svga, and (6) vmxnet in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\; which allows local users to perform various privileged actions outside of the guest OS by executing certain files under %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware\VMware Tools, as demonstrated by (a) VMControlPanel.cpl and (b) vmwareservice.exe.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/45244
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/2281
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460664/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461807/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/45244
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2281
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460664/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461807/100/0/threaded
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_34685


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      "value": "VMware Workstation 5.5.3 build 34685 does not provide per-user restrictions on certain privileged actions, which allows local users to perform restricted operations such as changing system time, accessing hardware components, and stopping the \"VMware tools service\" service. NOTE: exploitation is simplified via (1) weak file permissions (Users = Read \u0026 Execute) for %PROGRAMFILES%\\VMware; and weak registry key permissions (access by Users) for (2) vmmouse, (3) vmscsi, (4) VMTools, (5) vmx_svga, and (6) vmxnet in HKLM\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\; which allows local users to perform various privileged actions outside of the guest OS by executing certain files under %PROGRAMFILES%\\VMware\\VMware Tools, as demonstrated by (a) VMControlPanel.cpl and (b) vmwareservice.exe."
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      "value": "VMware Workstation versi\u00f3n 5.5.3 build 34685, no proporciona restricciones por usuario en ciertas acciones privilegiadas, lo que permite a los usuarios locales realizar operaciones restringidas, tales como cambiar la hora del sistema, acceder a los componentes de hardware y detener el servicio \"VMware tools service\". NOTA: la explotaci\u00f3n es simplificada por medio de (1) permisos de archivos d\u00e9biles (Users = Read \u0026 Execute) para %PROGRAMFILES%\\VMware; y permisos de clave de registro d\u00e9biles (access by Users) para (2) vmmouse, (3) vmscsi, (4) VMTools, (5) vmx_svga y (6) vmxnet en HKLM\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\; lo que permite a los usuarios locales realizar varias acciones privilegiadas fuera del sistema operativo invitado por medio de la ejecuci\u00f3n de ciertos archivos bajo herramientas %PROGRAMFILES%\\VMware\\VMware, como es demostrado por (a) VMControlPanel.cpl y (b) vmwareservice.exe."
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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