ISC DHCPD Server Remote Corruption Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2007-0063,CVE-2007-0062,CVE-2007-0061
Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011
DESCRIPTION
Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075 and ACE 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed DHCP packet that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1001173
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1001173 - ISC DHCPD Server Remote Stack Corruption Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- VMWare ACE 1.0
- VMWare ACE 1.0.3 Build 54075
- VMWare ACE 2 2.0.1.55017
- VMWare ESX Server 2.0.2
- VMWare ESX Server 2.1.3
- VMWare ESX Server 2.5.3
- VMWare ESX Server 2.5.4
- VMWare ESX Server 3.0.0
- VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1
- VMWare VMWare Player 1.0
- VMWare VMWare Player 1.0.5.56455
- VMWare VMWare Player 2 2.0.1.55017
- VMWare VMWare Workstation 5.5
- VMWare VMWare Workstation 5.5.1
- VMWare VMWare Workstation 5.5.3
- VMWare VMWare Workstation 5.5.3.34685
- VMWare VMWare Workstation 5.5.5.56455
- VMWare VMWare Workstation 6.0
- VMWare VMWare Workstation 6.0.1.55017
- VMWare VMware Server 1.0.4.56528
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