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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3892

Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a call to the GuestInfo method in which there is a long string argument, and an assignment of a long string value to the result of this call. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2008-3691, CVE-2008-3692, CVE-2008-3693, CVE-2008-3694, CVE-2008-3695, or CVE-2008-3696.
Publish Date : 2008-09-03 Last Update Date : 2018-11-01
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
10.0
Confidentiality Impact Complete (There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.)
Integrity Impact Complete (There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.)
Availability Impact Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of ServiceExecute CodeOverflow
CWE ID 119

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-3892

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application Vmware ACE * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 Application Vmware Player * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application Vmware Server * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 Application Vmware Workstation * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Vmware ACE 1
Vmware Player 1
Vmware Server 1
Vmware Workstation 1

- References For CVE-2008-3892

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
FULLDISC 20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues.
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6345
EXPLOIT-DB 6345
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29503
BID 29503 VMware 'vmCOM.dll' 'GuestInfo()' Method ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Release Date:2008-06-03
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
VUPEN ADV-2008-2466
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30934
BID 30934 VMware Multiple ActiveX Controls Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities Release Date:2008-09-01
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
SECUNIA 31707
http://secunia.com/advisories/31708
SECUNIA 31708
http://secunia.com/advisories/31709
SECUNIA 31709
http://secunia.com/advisories/31710
SECUNIA 31710
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202
SREASON 4202
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43062
XF vmware-comapi-guestinfo-bo(43062)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
BUGTRAQ 20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues.

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-3892

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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