The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 10.x prior to 10.1.3. It is, therefore, vulnerable to a speculative execution side channel attack known as L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF). An attacker who successfully exploited L1TF may be able to read privileged data across trust boundaries.
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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(111758);
script_version("1.6");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-3646");
script_bugtraq_id(105080);
script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2018-0020");
script_name(english:"VMware Fusion 10.x < 10.1.3 Speculative Execution Side Channel Vulnerability (Foreshadow) (VMSA-2018-0020) (macOS)");
script_summary(english:"Checks the VMware Fusion version.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A virtualization application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X
host is affected by a speculative execution side channel
vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or
Mac OS X host is 10.x prior to 10.1.3. It is, therefore, vulnerable
to a speculative execution side channel attack known as L1 Terminal
Fault (L1TF). An attacker who successfully exploited L1TF may be able
to read privileged data across trust boundaries.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0020.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://foreshadowattack.eu/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Fusion version 10.1.3 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-3646");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/08/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/08/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/08/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:fusion");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("macosx_fusion_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "installed_sw/VMware Fusion");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("install_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/local_checks_enabled");
os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");
install = get_single_install(app_name:"VMware Fusion", exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
version = install['version'];
path = install['path'];
fix = '';
if (version =~ "^10\.") fix = '10.1.3';
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "VMware Fusion", version, path);
if (!empty(fix) && ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0)
{
report +=
'\n Path : ' + path +
'\n Installed version : ' + version +
'\n Fixed version : ' + fix +
'\n';
security_report_v4(port:0, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "VMware Fusion", version, path);