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<glsa id="200601-04">
<title>VMware Workstation: Vulnerability in NAT networking</title>
<synopsis>
VMware guest operating systems can execute arbitrary code with elevated
privileges on the host operating system through a flaw in NAT networking.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">VMware</product>
<announced>2006-01-07</announced>
<revised count="02">2006-05-25</revised>
<bug>116238</bug>
<access>remote and local</access>
<affected>
<package name="app-emulation/vmware-workstation" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">5.5.1.19175</unaffected>
<unaffected range="rge">4.5.3.19414</unaffected>
<unaffected range="rge">3.2.1.2242-r10</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">5.5.1.19175</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
VMware Workstation is a powerful virtual machine for developers and
system administrators.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
Tim Shelton discovered that vmnet-natd, the host module providing
NAT-style networking for VMware guest operating systems, is unable to
process incorrect 'EPRT' and 'PORT' FTP requests.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="high">
<p>
Malicious guest operating systems using the NAT networking feature or
local VMware Workstation users could exploit this vulnerability to
execute arbitrary code on the host system with elevated privileges.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
Disable the NAT service by following the instructions at <uri link="http://www.vmware.com/support/kb">http://www.vmware.com/support/k
b</uri>, Answer ID 2002.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
All VMware Workstation users should upgrade to a fixed version:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-emulation/vmware-workstation</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4459">CVE-2005-4459</uri>
<uri link="https://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000">VMware Security Response</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-01-04T10:03:43Z">
koon
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-01-05T15:09:42Z">
koon
</metadata>
</glsa>