VMware Security Advisory 2018-0005 - VMware Workstation, and Fusion updates resolve use-after-free and integer-overflow vulnerabilities.
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VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2018-0005
Severity: Critical
Synopsis: VMware Workstation, and Fusion updates resolve use-after
-free and integer-overflow vulnerabilities
Issue date: 2018-01-10
Updated on: 2018-01-10 (Initial Advisory)
CVE number: CVE-2017-4949, CVE-2017-4950
1. Summary
VMware Workstation, and Fusion updates resolve use-after-free and
integer-overflow vulnerabilities
2. Relevant Products
VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation)
VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion (Fusion)
3. Problem Description
a. Use-after-free vulnerability in VMware NAT service
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability
in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This issue may
allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Note: IPv6 mode for VMNAT is not enabled by default.
VMware would like to thank WenQunWang of Tencent's Xuanwu LAB for
reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4949 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 Running Replace with/ Mitigation
Product Version on Severity Apply patch Workaround
============== ======= ======= ======== ============= ==========
Workstation 14.x Any Critical 14.1.1 None
Workstation 12.x Any Critical 12.5.9 None
Fusion 10.x OS X Critical 10.1.1 None
Fusion 8.x OS X Critical 8.5.10 None
b. Integer-overflow vulnerability in VMware NAT service
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer overflow
vulnerability in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This
issue may lead to an out-of-bound read which can then be used to
execute code on the host in conjunction with other issues.
Note: IPv6 mode for VMNAT is not enabled by default.
VMware would like to thank WenQunWang of Tencent's Xuanwu LAB for
reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4950 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 Running Replace with/ Mitigation
Product Version on Severity Apply patch Workaround
============== ======= ======= ========= ============= ===========
Workstation 14.x Any Important 14.1.1 None
Workstation 12.x Any Important 12.5.9 None
Fusion 10.x OS X Important 10.1.1 None
Fusion 8.x OS X Important 8.5.10 None
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and
version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware Workstation Pro 14.1.1
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/ws_pubs.html
VMware Workstation Player 14.1.1
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/player_pubs.html
VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.9
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/desktop_
end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_pro/12_0
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/ws_pubs.html
VMware Workstation Player 12.5.9
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/free#desktop_
end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/12_0
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/player_pubs.html
VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion 10.1.1
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadfusion
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html
VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.5.10
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/desktop_
end_user_computing/vmware_fusion/8_0
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html
5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4949
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4950
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6. Change log
2018-01-10 VMSA-2017-0005
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware
Workstation 12.5.9 on 2018-01-10.
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