59440 : VMware Multiple Products sdk Path HTTP Request Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Timeline
Disclosure Date Vendor Solution Date
2009-10-27 2009-10-27

Keywords

 VMSA-2009-0015

Description

VMWare hosted products contain a flaw that allows a remote attacker to traverse outside of a restricted path. The issue is due to the HTTP server not properly sanitizing user input, specifically directory traversal style attacks (e.g., ../../) appended to the /sdk path. This directory traversal attack would allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the host, including guest virtual machines.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, VMware has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
VMware, Inc.
Watch-list
VMware Workstation
Watch-list
 6.5.2
VMware Player
Watch-list
 2.5.2
VMware Server
Watch-list
 2.0.1
1.0.9
VMware Fusion
Watch-list
 2.0.5
ESX
Watch-list
 3.0.3
3.5
VMware ACE
Watch-list
 2.5.2

References

Tools & Filters
42289 44646

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-11-03 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_0

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