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VMware ESXi/ESX update addresses several security issues (VMSA-2012-0012)

🗓️ 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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VMware ESXi/ESX update addresses multiple security issue

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# 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).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103517");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4008", "CVE-2010-4494", "CVE-2011-0216", "CVE-2011-1944", "CVE-2011-2821", "CVE-2011-2834", "CVE-2011-3905", "CVE-2011-3919", "CVE-2012-0841");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_name("VMware ESXi/ESX update addresses several security issues (VMSA-2012-0012)");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-07-13 17:02:01 +0100 (Fri, 13 Jul 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-2012-0012.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-2012-0012.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ESX 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201207101-SG

  ESXi 4.1 without patch ESXi410-201208101-SG");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"VMware ESXi update addresses several security issues.

  a. ESXi update to third party component libxml2

  The libxml2 third party library has been updated which addresses multiple security issues.");

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

  exit(0);
}

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

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

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

patches = make_array("5.0.0", "VIB:esx-base:5.0.0-1.18.768111",
                     "4.0.0", "ESXi400-201209401-SG",
                     "4.1.0", "ESXi410-201208101-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);

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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
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Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.13432
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