Vulnerability CVE-2013-1662 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-1662 (CCN-86592)

Assigned:

2013-08-22

Published:

2013-08-22

Updated:

2013-08-26

Summary:

vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted lsb_release binary in a directory in the PATH, related to use of the popen library function.
Per: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0010.html

"The issue is present when Workstation or Player are installed on a Debian-based version of Linux."

CVSS v3 Severity:

9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

6.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://blog.cmpxchg8b.com/2013/08/security-debianisms.html

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-1662

Source: CCN
Type: SA54580
VMware Workstation / Player "vmware-mount" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 96588
VMware Workstation / Player for Debian Linux vmware-mount Command Handling Local Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-61966
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2013-1662 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2013-0010
VMware Workstation host privilege escalation vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0010.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve20131662-priv-esc(86592)

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [08-29-2013]
VMWare Setuid vmware-mount Unsafe popen(3)

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: EXPLOIT
Offensive Security Exploit Database [08-29-2013]

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2:

cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3:

cpe:/a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable