RE: Fw: VMware vulnerability in NAT networking

  • From: "Thor \(Hammer of God\)" <thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:47:18 -0800

Norman, please coordinate!

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Harrison" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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It's all in your head...


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-----Original Message----- From: John T (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 16:49 To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] RE: Fw: VMware vulnerability in NAT networking

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But if it is virtual, does it actually exist?

John T
eServices For You


-----Original Message-----
From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:29 PM
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Subject: [isalist] Fw: VMware vulnerability in NAT networking

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Good thing I switched to VirtPC ;)

t

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----- Original Message ----- From: <vmware-security-alert@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:47 PM Subject: VMware vulnerability in NAT networking


> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > VULNERABILITY SUMMARY > A vulnerability has been discovered in vmnat.exe on Windows hosts > and vmnet-natd on Linux systems. > The vulnerability makes it possible for a malicious guest using a > NAT networking configuration to execute unwanted code on the host > machine. > > AFFECTED SYSTEMS: > VMware Workstation, VMware GSX Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Player. > > RESOLUTION: > VMware believes that the vulnerability is very serious, and > recommends that affected users update their products to the new > releases or change the configuration of the virtual machine so it > does not use NAT networking. > > The new releases are now available for download at
www.vmware.com/download
>
> If you choose not to update your product but want to ensure that the
> NAT service is not available, you can disable it completely on
> VMware Workstation or VMware GSX Server by following the
> instructions in the Knowledge Base article (Answer ID 2002) at
> http://www.vmware.com/support/kb.
>
> VMware thanks Tim Shelton of ACS Security Assessment Engineering,
> Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., for reporting this
> vulnerability.
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