[ GLSA 201209-25 ] VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201209-25)
Severity: high
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: September 29, 2012
Bug(s): #213548, #224637, #236167, #245941, #265139, #282213, #297367, #335866, #385727
ID: 201209-25

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VMware Player, Server,
and Workstation, allowing remote and local attackers to conduct several
attacks, including privilege escalation, remote execution of arbitrary
code, and a Denial of Service.


Background

VMware Player, Server, and Workstation allow emulation of a complete PC
on a PC without the usual performance overhead of most emulators.


Affected Packages

Package: app-emulation/vmware-player
Vulnerable: <= 2.5.5.328052
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: app-emulation/vmware-workstation
Vulnerable: <= 6.5.5.328052
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: app-emulation/vmware-server
Vulnerable: <= 1.0.9.156507
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware Player, Server,
and Workstation. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.


Impact

Local users may be able to gain escalated privileges, cause a Denial of
Service, or gain sensitive information.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,
possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial
of Service. Remote attackers also may be able to spoof DNS traffic, read
arbitrary files, or inject arbitrary web script to the VMware Server
Console.
Furthermore, guest OS users may be able to execute arbitrary code on the
host OS, gain escalated privileges on the guest OS, or cause a Denial of
Service (crash the host OS).


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Gentoo discontinued support for VMware Player. We recommend that users
unmerge VMware Player: