Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory DSECRG-09-053 Application: VMware Remoute Console Version: e.x.p build-158248 Vendor URL: http://vmware.com Bugs: Format String Vulnerabilitys Exploits: YES (PoC) Reported: 07.08.2009 Vendor response: 13.08.2009 Date of Public Advisory: 09.04.2010 CVE: CVE-2009-3732 VSA: VMSA-2010-0007 Authors: Alexey Sintsov of Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsecrg [dot] com) Description ******** VMware Remote Console Plug-in can be installed from WEB interface of VMware vSphere. This software contains of ActiveX objects and executable files for remote console of guest OS. VMrc vulnerable to format string attacks. Exploitation of this issue may lead to arbitrary code execution on the system where VMrc is installed. Details ******* Details on official advisory http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=153 References ********** http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=153 http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html About ***** Digital Security is leading IT security company in Russia, providing information security consulting, audit and penetration testing services, risk analysis and ISMS-related services and certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2005, PCI DSS and PA-DSS standards. Digital Security Research Group focuses on web application and database security problems with vulnerability reports, advisories and whitepapers posted regularly on our website. Contact: research [at] dsecrg [dot] com http://www.dsecrg.com Polyakov Alexandr. PCI QSA, PA-QSA. Head of security audit department Head of Digital Security Research Group ______________________ DIGITAL SECURITY phone: +7 812 703 1547 +7 812 430 9130 e-mail: a.polyakov@xxxxxxx www.dsec.ru www.dsecrg.com www.pcidss.ru ----------------------------------- This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient any use, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately either by telephone or by e-mail and delete this message and any attachment from your system. Correspondence via e-mail is for information purposes only. Digital Security neither makes nor accepts legally binding statements by e-mail unless otherwise agreed. -----------------------------------
