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VMware ESX / ESXi Tools Update Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2010-0018) (remote check)

2016-03-0800:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.
It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified flaw in the Tools update functionality due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker with host operating system access can exploit this flaw to gain root privileges on the guess operating system.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(89744);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4297");
  script_bugtraq_id(45166);
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2010-0018");

  script_name(english:"VMware ESX / ESXi Tools Update Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2010-0018) (remote check)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the ESX / ESXi version and build number.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.
It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified flaw in the Tools update
functionality due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A
local attacker with host operating system access can exploit this flaw
to gain root privileges on the guess operating system.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the appropriate patch as referenced in the vendor advisory that
pertains to ESX version 3.5 / 4.0 / 4.1 or ESXi version 3.5 / 4.0 /
4.1.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/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_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/12/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/12/02");
  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_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:esxi");
  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(
          "3.5", "283373",
          "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);
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