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Parallels Desktop for Mac Shared Folder Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24171
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Release Date:
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2007-02-27
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Last Update:
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2007-03-06
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Popularity:
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6,472 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Parallels Desktop for Mac
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-1222
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Description:
Rich Mogull has reported a security issue in Parallels Desktop for Mac, which can be exploited by malicious software to bypass certain security restrictions.
The problem is that the Drag-and-Drop functionality of the VM (virtual machine) is implemented via a shared folder with "read-write" access to the host system. This can be exploited to write or manipulate files on the host system e.g. by malware in the VM.
Solution:
Disable Drag-and-Drop.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Rich Mogull
Changelog:
2007-03-06: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-February/004091.html
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