The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 11.x prior to 11.5.7. It is, therefore, affected by a DoS vulnerability due to improper input validation in GuestInfo. A malicious actor with normal user privilege access to a virtual machine can crash the virtual machine’s vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(144851);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/12");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-3999");
script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2020-0029");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0007");
script_name(english:"VMware Fusion 11.x < 11.5.7 DoS (VMSA-2020-0029)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A virtualization application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by a DoS vulnerability");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 11.x prior to 11.5.7. It is,
therefore, affected by a DoS vulnerability due to improper input validation in GuestInfo. A malicious actor with normal
user privilege access to a virtual machine can crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service
condition.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0029.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to VMware Fusion version 11.5.7, 12, or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-3999");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/12/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/12/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/01/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:fusion");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021 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('vcf.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled'))
audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'VMware Fusion');
constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '11.0', 'fixed_version' : '11.5.7', 'fixed_display' : '11.5.7 / 12' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_NOTE);