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Windows Applications Insecure Library Loading

The Official, Verified Secunia List:
http://secunia.com/advisories/windows_insecure_library_loading/

The list is continuously updated as we confirm the vulnerability reports so check back regularly too see if any of your apps are affected.


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TITLE:
VMware Update for Workstation and Player

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA41574

VERIFY ADVISORY:
Secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/41574/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=41574

RELEASE DATE:
2010-09-24

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/41574/#comments

AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA:
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 * CVE Reference(s)

http://secunia.com/advisories/41574/

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=41574

ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI:
 * AUTOMATED SCANNING

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/

DESCRIPTION:
VMware has acknowledged a weakness and some vulnerabilities in VMware
Workstation and Player, which can be exploited by malicious, local
users to bypass certain security restrictions and malicious people to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's
system.

For more information:
SA38774
SA40302

1) A weakness is caused due to the VMware Workstation and Player
installers loading an "index.htm" file located in the current working
directory, which can be exploited to display a malicious HTML file by
placing it into the directory prior to a user running the installer.

Note: This weakness does not affect already installed versions.

SOLUTION:
Update to a fixed version.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
1) The vendor credits Alexander Trofimov and Marc Esher.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMSA-2010-0014:
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.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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