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"From 2007 to 2009 vulnerabilities in a typical end-user PC almost doubled from about 220 to 420."

Non-Microsoft software to blame for increase in vulnerabilities affecting typical Windows end-users, read more:

http://secunia.com/gfx/pdf/Secunia_Half_Year_Report_2010.pdf


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TITLE:
VMware Studio Privilege Escalation and Command Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40507

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/40507/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40507

RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-17

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DESCRIPTION:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in VMware Studio, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges and
by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

1) An unspecified error within the Virtual Appliance Management
Infrastructure (VAMI) can be exploited to execute arbitrary
commands.

Note: This also affects appliances created with VMware Studio 2.0.

Successful exploitation requires that a user account with limited
privileges has been created (not default) and that the credentials
are known to the attacker.

2) The appliance uses temporary files in an insecure manner, which
can be exploited to e.g. gain escalated privileges.

Successful exploitation requires that a user account with limited
privileges has been created (not default) and that the credentials
are known to the attacker.

SOLUTION:
Update to VMware Studio 2.1 build 1318-268792. Recreate the virtual
appliances using Studio 2.1.

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Claudio Criscione, Secure Network.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMSA-2010-0011:
http://www.wmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0011.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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