The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including arbitrary 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(89675);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2005-4889",
"CVE-2010-2059",
"CVE-2010-2199",
"CVE-2010-3316",
"CVE-2010-3435",
"CVE-2010-3609",
"CVE-2010-3613",
"CVE-2010-3614",
"CVE-2010-3762",
"CVE-2010-3853"
);
script_bugtraq_id(
40512,
42472,
43487,
44590,
45133,
45137,
45385,
46772
);
script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2011-0004");
script_name(english:"VMware ESX / ESXi Third-Party Libraries Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2011-0004) (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 multiple vulnerabilities, including
arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities, in several third-party
components and libraries :
- bind
- pam
- popt
- rpm
- rpm-libs
- rpm-python
- Service Location Protocol daemon (SLPD)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2012/000159.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory that
pertains to ESX version 4.0 / 4.1 or ESXi version 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:"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_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/06/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/03/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/04");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Misc.");
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).*$", string:ver);
if (isnull(extract))
audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "VMware ESX/ESXi");
else
{
esx = extract[1];
ver = extract[2];
}
# fixed build numbers are the same for ESX and ESXi
fixes = make_array(
"4.0", "360236",
"4.1", "381591"
);
fix = FALSE;
fix = fixes[ver];
# get the build before checking the fix for the most complete audit trail
extract = eregmatch(pattern:'^VMware ESXi?.* build-([0-9]+)$', 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-2005-4889
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2059
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2199
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3316
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3435
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3609
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3613
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3614
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3762
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3853
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2012/000159.html
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004