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Re: VMWare poor guest isolation design

Subject: Re: VMWare poor guest isolation design
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:07:08 -1000 (HST)
VMware's scripting API allows a malicious script on the host machine to
execute programs, open URLs, and perform other privileged operations on any
guest operating system open at the console, without requiring any
credentials on the guest operating system. Furthermore, the script can
execute programs even if you lock the desktop of the guest OS.

As opposed to pausing the VM, editing the virtual memory image and unpausing the VM? No scripting interface is needed. How about editing the virtual disk image and replacing one of the cron scripts with a shell-on-a-port? Rebooting the VM and going single user? If you control the VMware process, you control the guest. Fully and Completely.


Mark Burnett
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Tim Newsham http://www.thenewsh.com/~newsham/

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