CVE-2015-1044

VMware Workstation Authorization Service Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Severity Score

3.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

vmware-authd (también conocido como el proceso de autorización) en VMware Workstation 10.x anterior a 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x anterior a 6.0.5, y VMware ESXi 5.0 hasta 5.5 permite a atacantes causar una denegación de servicio del sistema operativo anfitrión a través de vectores no especificados.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service on vulnerable installations of VMWare Workstation. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the VMWare Authorization service, which is listening on port 912. By sending a malformed packet, an attacker is able to cause the service to shut itself down. The service will not automatically restart, and once disabled virtual machines will not be able to get access to new resources.

*Credits: Dmitry Yudin @ret5et

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-01-12 CVE Reserved
2015-01-28 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-09-10 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/62551	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62569	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62669	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72336	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031645	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031646	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100935	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html	2017-09-08

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				10.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				10.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				10.0.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				10.0.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0.3"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				10.0.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "10.0.4"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.0"		1		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.0"		2		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.1"		1		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				5.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "5.5"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "6.0.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				6.0.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "6.0.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				6.0.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "6.0.3"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				6.0.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "6.0.4"		-		Affected