VMSA-2017-0015.2

VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, Fusion and Workstation updates resolve multiple security vulnerabilities

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.

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.

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.

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:  

https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadfusion  

https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html

5. References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4924  

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4925  

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4926

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).

7. Contact

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https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055

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VMware Security & Compliance Blog  

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