VMSA-2017-0015.2
VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, Fusion and Workstation updates resolve multiple security vulnerabilities
VMware Security Advisory
1. Summary
VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, Fusion and Workstation updates resolve multiple security vulnerabilities.
2. Relevant Products
- VMware ESXi (ESXi)
- VMware vCenter Server
- VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation)
- VMware Fusion Pro, Fusion (Fusion)
3. Problem Description
a. Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in SVGA
VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in SVGA device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
VMware would like to thank Nico Golde and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann of Comsecuris UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) working with ZDI for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4924 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
Mitigation/ Workaround
b. Guest RPC NULL pointer dereference vulnerability
VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion contain a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. This issue occurs when handling guest RPC requests. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.
VMware would like to thank Zhang Haitao for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4925 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
Mitigation/ Workaround
c. Stored XSS in H5 Client
vCenter Server H5 Client contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker with VC user privileges can inject malicious java-scripts which will get executed when other VC users access the page.
VMware would like to thank Thomas Ornetzeder for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4926 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
Mitigation/ Workaround
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware ESXi 6.5
Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2149933
VMware ESXi 6.0
Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2149960
VMware ESXi 5.5
Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2150876
VMware vCenter Server 6.5 U1
Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VC65U1&productId=614&rPId=17343
Documentation:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/index.html
VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.7
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/ws_pubs.html
VMware Workstation Player 12.5.7
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/player_pubs.html
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
VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.5.8
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadfusion
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html
VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.5.4
Downloads and Documentation:
6. Change log
2017-09-14 VMSA-2017-0015
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware ESXi 5.5 patches on 2017-09-14.
2017-09-15 VMSA-2017-0015.1 Corrected the underlying component affected from SVGA driver to device.
2017-09-18 VMSA-2017-0015.2 Updated the security advisory to reflect the correct platform for the XSS issue 3(c).
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