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ESXi 7.0 DoS (VMSA-2020-0029)

🗓️ 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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The remote VMware ESXi host is affected by a DoS vulnerability due to improper input validation in GuestInfo which could allow a normal user to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition (VMSA-2020-0029)

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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(145090);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-3999");
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2020-0029");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0007");

  script_name(english:"ESXi 7.0 DoS (VMSA-2020-0029)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote VMware ESXi host is missing a security patch and is affected by a DoS vulnerability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version number, the remote VMware ESXi host is version 7.0. 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 this issue 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:
"Apply the appropriate patch as referenced in the vendor advisory.");
  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:"2021/01/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:esxi");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("vmware_vsphere_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("Host/VMware/version", "Host/VMware/release");

  exit(0);
}

fixes = make_array(
  '7.0', '17325551'
);

rel = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/VMware/release');
if ('ESXi' >!< rel) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'ESXi');

ver = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/VMware/version');
port  = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/VMware/vsphere');

match = pregmatch(pattern:"^ESXi? ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*$", string:ver);
if (isnull(match)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_BUILD, 'VMware ESXi', '7.0');
ver = match[1];

if (ver !~ "^(7\.0)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'ESXi 7.0');

fixed_build = int(fixes[ver]);

if (empty_or_null(fixed_build)) audit(AUDIT_VER_FORMAT, ver);

match = pregmatch(pattern:"^VMware ESXi.*build-([0-9]+)$", string:rel);
if (isnull(match)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_BUILD, 'VMware ESXi', '7.0');

build = int(match[1]);

if (build >= fixed_build) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, 'VMware ESXi', ver + ' build ' + build);

report = '\n  ESXi version    : ' + ver +
         '\n  Installed build : ' + build +
         '\n  Fixed build     : ' + fixed_build +
         '\n';

security_report_v4(port:port, severity:SECURITY_NOTE, extra:report);

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21 Jan 2021 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 22.1
CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS0.00349
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