VMSA-2017-0003
VMware Workstation update addresses multiple security issues
VMware Security Advisory
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
Product Version
Running on
Severity
Replace with/ Apply Patch
Workaround
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
Product Version
Running on
Severity
Replace with/ Apply Patch
Workaround
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
Product Version
Running on
Severity
Replace with/ Apply Patch
Workaround
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
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/ws_pubs.html
VMware Workstation Player 12.5.3
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
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.
7. Contact
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bugtraq@securityfocus.com
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E-mail: security@vmware.com
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