The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including remote code execution vulnerabilities, in several third-party components and libraries :
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(89742);
script_version("1.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2009-2409",
"CVE-2009-3245",
"CVE-2009-3555",
"CVE-2009-3767",
"CVE-2010-0433",
"CVE-2010-0734",
"CVE-2010-0826",
"CVE-2010-1646"
);
script_bugtraq_id(
29330,
36844,
36935,
38162,
38533,
38562,
39132,
40538
);
script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2010-0015");
script_name(english:"VMware ESX Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2010-0015) (remote check)");
script_summary(english:"Checks the ESX / ESXi version and build number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch. It is,
therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including remote code
execution vulnerabilities, in several third-party components and
libraries :
- Berkeley DB NSS module
- cURL / libcURL
- GnuTLS
- Network Security Services (NSS) Library
- OpenLDAP
- OpenSSL
- OpenSSL Kerberos
- sudo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000110.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the appropriate patch as referenced in the vendor advisory that
pertains to ESX version 4.0 / 4.1.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_cwe_id(20, 310);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/09/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/11/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:esx");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"VMware ESX Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("vmware_vsphere_detect.nbin");
script_require_keys("Host/VMware/version", "Host/VMware/release");
script_require_ports("Host/VMware/vsphere");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
ver = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/VMware/version");
rel = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/VMware/release");
port = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/VMware/vsphere");
esx = '';
if ("ESX" >!< rel)
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "VMware ESX/ESXi");
extract = eregmatch(pattern:"^(ESXi?) (\d\.\d).*$", string:ver);
if (isnull(extract))
audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "VMware ESX/ESXi");
else
{
esx = extract[1];
ver = extract[2];
}
# fixed build numbers are the same for ESX and ESXi
fixes = make_array(
"4.0", "294855",
"4.1", "320092"
);
fix = FALSE;
fix = fixes[ver];
# get the build before checking the fix for the most complete audit trail
extract = eregmatch(pattern:'^VMware ESXi?.* build-([0-9]+)$', string:rel);
if (isnull(extract))
audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_BUILD, "VMware " + esx, ver);
build = int(extract[1]);
# if there is no fix in the array, fix is FALSE
if (!fix)
audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "VMware " + esx, ver, build);
if (build < fix)
{
report = '\n Version : ' + esx + " " + ver +
'\n Installed build : ' + build +
'\n Fixed build : ' + fix +
'\n';
security_report_v4(port:port, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
exit(0);
}
else
audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "VMware " + esx, ver, build);
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2409
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3245
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3555
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3767
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0433
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0734
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0826
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1646
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000110.html