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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200601-04">
+ <title>VMware Workstation: Vulnerability in NAT networking</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ VMware guest operating systems can execute arbitrary code with elevated
+ privileges on the host operating system through a flaw in NAT networking.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">VMware</product>
+ <announced>2006-01-07</announced>
+ <revised count="02">2006-05-25</revised>
+ <bug>116238</bug>
+ <access>remote and local</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="app-emulation/vmware-workstation" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">5.5.1.19175</unaffected>
+ <unaffected range="rge">4.5.3.19414</unaffected>
+ <unaffected range="rge">3.2.1.2242-r10</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">5.5.1.19175</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ VMware Workstation is a powerful virtual machine for developers and
+ system administrators.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Tim Shelton discovered that vmnet-natd, the host module providing
+ NAT-style networking for VMware guest operating systems, is unable to
+ process incorrect 'EPRT' and 'PORT' FTP requests.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>
+ Malicious guest operating systems using the NAT networking feature or
+ local VMware Workstation users could exploit this vulnerability to
+ execute arbitrary code on the host system with elevated privileges.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ Disable the NAT service by following the instructions at <uri link="http://www.vmware.com/support/kb">http://www.vmware.com/support/k
+ b</uri>, Answer ID 2002.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All VMware Workstation users should upgrade to a fixed version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-emulation/vmware-workstation</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4459">CVE-2005-4459</uri>
+ <uri link="https://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000">VMware Security Response</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-01-04T10:03:43Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-01-05T15:09:42Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>