VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm (VMSA-2011-0004.3)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103453");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3613", "CVE-2010-3614", "CVE-2010-3762", "CVE-2010-3316", "CVE-2010-3435", "CVE-2010-3853", "CVE-2010-2059", "CVE-2010-3609");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_name("VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm (VMSA-2011-0004.3)");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-03-16 10:51:14 +0100 (Fri, 16 Mar 2012)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("VMware Local Security Checks");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_esxi_init.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VMware/ESXi/LSC", "VMware/ESX/version");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the missing patch(es).");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if the target host is missing one or more patch(es).");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote ESXi is missing one or more security related Updates from VMSA-2011-0004.3.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware ESXi 4.1 without patch ESXi410-201101201-SG

  VMware ESXi 4.0 without patch ESXi400-201103401-SG

  VMware ESX 4.1 without patches ESX410-201101201-SG, ESX410-201104407-SG and ESX410-201110207-SG

  VMware ESX 4.0 without patches ESX400-201103401-SG, ESX400-201103404-SG, ESX400-201103406-SG and ESX400-201103407-SG");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"a. Service Location Protocol daemon DoS

  Exploitation of this vulnerability could cause SLPD to consume significant CPU resources.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Service Location Protocol daemon (SLPD) denial of service issue and ESX 4.0 Service Console OS (COS) updates
  for bind, pam, and rpm.

  a. Service Location Protocol daemon DoS

  This patch fixes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Service Location Protocol daemon (SLPD).

  b. Service Console update for bind

  This patch updates the bind-libs and bind-utils RPMs to version 9.3.6-4.P1.el5_5.3, which resolves multiple security
  issues.

  c. Service Console update for pam

  This patch updates the pam RPM to pam_0.99.6.2-3.27.5437.vmw, which resolves multiple security issues with PAM modules.

  d. Service Console update for rpm, rpm-libs, rpm-python, and popt

  This patch updates rpm, rpm-libs, and rpm-python RPMs to 4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1, and popt to version 1.10.2.3-20.el5_5.1, which
  resolves a security issue.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("vmware_esx.inc");

if(!get_kb_item("VMware/ESXi/LSC"))
  exit(0);

if(!esxVersion = get_kb_item("VMware/ESX/version"))
  exit(0);

patches = make_array("4.1.0", "ESXi410-201101201-SG",
                     "4.0.0", "ESXi400-201103401-SG");

if(!patches[esxVersion])
  exit(99);

if(report = esxi_patch_missing(esxi_version:esxVersion, patch:patches[esxVersion])) {
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);