Check Point Advisories

VMware Workstation ActiveX Control vielib.dll Command Execution (CVE-2007-4058)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2007-112
Date Published:	10 Oct 2007
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 10 October, 2007
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2007-4058
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	VMware Workstation is a virtualization technology that allows running multiple instances of virtual computers simultaneously with the hosting operating system. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML document or open a malicious web page. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution on the target system once the malicious page is loaded. The vulnerability is due to an error in the VMware Workstation ActiveX Control (Vielib.DLL) that fails to properly validate user supplied data. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious web page that will exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the vulnerable ActiveX Control.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the VMware Workstation ActiveX Control vielib.dll Command Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: VMware Workstation ActiveX control vielib.dll command execution